Long lasting pain hypersensitivity following ligation of the tendon of the masseter muscle in rats: A model of myogenic orofacial pain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A major subgroup of patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders have masticatory muscle hypersensitivity. To study myofacial temporomandibular pain, a number of preclinical models have been developed to induce myogenic pain...

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Main Authors: Dubner Ronald, Wei Feng, Zou Shiping, Wang Hu, Guo Wei, Ren Ke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-07-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/6/1/40