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Descending serotonergic modulation from rostral ventromedial medulla to spinal trigeminal nucleus is involved in experimental occlusal interference-induced chronic orofacial hyperalgesia.
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Mo SY, Xue Y, Li Y, Zhang YJ, Xu XX, Fu KY, Sessle BJ, Xie QF, Cao YAbstract
Dental treatment associated with unadaptable occlusal alteration can cause chronic primary myofascial orofacial pain. The serotonin (5-HT) pathway from the rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) exerts descending modulation on nociceptive transmission in the spinal trigeminal nucleus (Sp5) and facilitates chronic pain. The aim of this study was to investigate whether descending 5-HT modulation from the RVM to the Sp5 is involved in the maintenance of primary myofascial orofacial hyperalgesia after persistent experimental occlusal interference (PEOI) or after delayed removal of experimental occlusal interference (REOI).