Do patients with chronic unilateral orofacial pain due to a temporomandibular disorder show increased attending to somatosensory input at the painful side of the jaw?

Do patients with chronic unilateral orofacial pain due to a temporomandibular disorder show increased attending to somatosensory input at the painful side of the jaw?

Background Patients with chronic orofacial pain due to temporomandibular disorders (TMD) display alterations in somatosensory processing at the jaw, such as amplified perception of tactile stimuli, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigated one possible explanation, namely...

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Main Authors: Stefaan Van Damme, Charlotte Vanden Bulcke, Linda Van Den Berghe, Louise Poppe, Geert Crombez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-01-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Chronic pain
Orofacial pain
TMD
Somatosensory processing
Hypervigilance
Attentional bias
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4310.pdf

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