The role of sensory fiber demography in trigeminal and postherpetic neuralgias

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-24

  Dasilva, A F ^a,b   Dossantos, M F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

nervous system; oral medicine; orofacial pain TMD; pain; pre trigeminal neuralgia; trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MAXILLARY NERVE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; REVIEW; TRIGEMINAL NERVE INJURY; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; FACIAL PAIN; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MAXILLARY NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC; TRIGEMINAL NERVE INJURIES; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI;

EID: 83455244871     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034511411300     Document Type: Review

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