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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2018

Pain Control by Proprioceptive and Exteroceptive Stimulation at the Trigeminal Level.

Claudio Zampino, Roberta Ficacci, Miriam Checcacci, Fabio Franciolini, Luigi Catacuzzeno

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors.

Claudio ZampinoDepartment of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Roberta FicacciDepartment of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Miriam CheccacciAzienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 1, Rome, Italy.
Fabio FrancioliniDepartment of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Luigi CatacuzzenoDepartment of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Gate Control Theory of pain, published more than half a century ago to explain nociceptive modulation of peripheral sensory input, assumes inhibition of incoming nociceptive (pain) information produced by mechanical stimulation. To verify the presence of such a gate control mechanism at the level of the human trigeminal system, we evaluated the effects on pain sensation of a proprioceptive trigeminal stimulation induced by mandibular extension. We found that such a stimulation, applied for 7 min, was effective in increasing both the threshold and tolerance of tooth pain induced by electrical activation of dental nociceptors. Moreover the antinociceptive effect lasted for several minutes after the proprioceptive stimulus had ceased. We also tested whether an exteroceptive palatal stimulation superimposed on the proprioceptive stimulation would increase the effects on tooth pain perception of human volunteers. We observed that the exteroceptive stimulation significantly increased the antinociceptive effect induced by the sole proprioceptive stimulation. The physiological mechanisms and the possible implications of these observations are discussed.

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dental painexteroceptive and proprioceptive stimulationgate control theorymandibular extensiontrigeminal system

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PMCPMC6090166

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