Researchers develop new animal model to study craniofacial pain by manipulating genes
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 10:07
in Health & Medicine
Using a novel animal model to study craniofacial pain, researchers at Oregon Health and Science University's School of Dentistry (www.ohsu.edu/sod) have discovered that when tissues are inflamed, the nerve cells carrying pain information from the head to the brain produce in large quantities a protein involved in pain signalling. The finding could play a significant role in the development of new treatments for craniofacial pain conditions, such as migraines, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, trigeminal neuralgia, and toothache. The findings were published online on March 9, and will appear in one of the upcoming issues of the journal Neuroscience...