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Genomics of Chronic Orofacial Pain

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Chronic orofacial pain, including temporomandibular joint disorder, was once thought to arise from dental malocclusion and muscle spasms. Clinical research on the etiology of chronic orofacial pain has refuted this traditional belief and is now focused on identifying the risk factors and potential targets for treatment. This chapter provides an overview of current research on chronic orofacial pain and findings on the genetic contribution to its etiology and treatment.

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  1. Department of Cell Biology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, CT, USA

    Raymond A. Dionne

  2. Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA

    Sharon M. Gordon

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  1. Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Susan G. Dorsey

  2. University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, CT, USA

    Angela R. Starkweather

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Dionne, R.A., Gordon, S.M. (2020). Genomics of Chronic Orofacial Pain. In: Dorsey, S., Starkweather, A. (eds) Genomics of Pain and Co-Morbid Symptoms. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21657-3_8

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