Pain (oral, facial)

News Releases and Articles

• New Route of Pain Transmission Discovered (November 2006)
• Study Shows Transcription Factors Plays Key Role in Pain Process (January 2006)
• Protein Complex Linked to Pain Hypersensitivity (January 2006)
• Molecule Directly Implicated for First Time in Pain Signaling (January 2006) 
• Animal Studies Show Promise Treating Severe Chronic Pain (May 2004)
• Pain Research: Past, Present, and Future (October 2003)
• Animal Model Shows Pain and Tissue Injury in Newborns Alters Nerve Circuitry and Reaction to Pain Later in Life (July 2000) 

Web Sites

• NIH Pain Consortium Web Site
  The NIH Pain Consortium, a group made up of the many NIH Institutes and Centers with programs and activities addressing pain, was established to enhance pain research and promote collaborative efforts among pain programs.  The web site features pain-related health information, clinical trials, conference proceedings, funding opportunities, resources such as an interactive textbook on pain and symptom research, and news releases. See also the Powerpoint Presentation on the NIH Pain Consortium  (September 2005, 258 KB).
  
  • Summary of NIH Pain Consortium Second Annual Symposium: Advances in Pain Research 2007
    (May 2, 2007) 
  • View the webcast of the NIH Pain Consortium First Annual Symposium: Advances in Pain Research
    (April 17-18, 2006) 

Clinical Trials

• Oral Facial Pain
• Temporomandibular Pain
• Wisdom Teeth (Third Molars)

Reports from Conferences, Meetings, and Workshops

• Panel on Pain Research - Final Report (May 2003)

Information from Other Government Agencies

• MedlinePlus: Pain
  The National Library of Medicine's compilation of on-line information about pain. 

Related Oral Health Topics

• TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders)

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