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Neuroscience of Orofacial Pain & Temporomandibular Disorders Program

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Alzheimer's and Alzheimer's-related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Focused Competitive Revisions to Existing NIH Grants that are not focused on AD/ADRD

NOT-AG-24-073

HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional)

RFA-AT-25-003

NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PA-25-304

NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)

PA-25-303

NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PA-25-301

HEAL Initiative-Early-Stage Discovery of New Pain Targets Within the Understudied Druggable Proteome (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-25-154

NIDCR Prospective Observational or Biomarker Validation Study Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-25-239

NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-25-105

Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-25-134

Our Jaw Shape May Foretell Risk of Temporomandibular Disorders

In Brief:

An NIDCR-supported study showed that a smaller lower jawbone may strain the jaw joint and could predict a person’s risk of painful jaw problems.
The findings may help explain why women and people with a certain form of overbite, who typically have smaller jaws, are more likely to develop temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).