Orofacial Pain Biomarkers

This book provides up-to-date information on all aspects of orofacial pain biomarkers. It opens by presenting background information on clinical phenotypes and the neurobiological substrates underlying chronic orofacial pain and by explaining the potential role of biomarkers in the diagnosis, progno...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Goulet, Jean-Paul (Editor), Velly, Ana Miriam (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783662539941
DOI10.1007/978-3-662-53994-1
Physical DescriptionX, 155 p. 9 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Background: Chronic Orofacial Pain Conditions
  • Neurobiologic Mechanisms of Chronic Orofacial Pain
  • Biomarkers - Role for Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis of Orofacial Pain
  • Methodology: Saliva and Serum Biomarkers
  • The Search for Pain Biomarkers
  • Orofacial Pain Biomarkers: Contribution of Animal Studies
  • Masticatory Muscle Pain Biomarkers and Biochemical Fingerprint of Myofascial Trigger Points
  • Temporomandibular Joint Pain Biomarkers
  • Genetic Biomarkers and Temporomandibular Pain Disorders
  • Neurophysiologic and Neuropathologic Biomarkers in Neuropathic Face Pain
  • Biomarkers of Autonomic System Involvement in Trigeminal Face Pain
  • Immune System and the Modulation of Cytokines Biomarkers
  • New Perspectives: Future Studies, Limitation, Clinical Implication
  • Conclusion.