Analysis of stimulus-evoked pain in patients with myofascial temporomandibular pain disorders
- 1 June 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Pain
- Vol. 92 (3), 399-409
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(01)00284-6
Abstract
The pathophysiological mechanisms of myofascial temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are still under investigation. The hypothesis that TMD pain is caused by a generalized sensitization of higher order neurons in the nociceptive pathways combined with a decreased efficacy of endogenous inhibitoKeywords
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