The most common form of oral or facial pain, affecting over 10 million Americans is temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD). The chronic disorder can cause severe pain often associated with chewing or biting down, and lacks effective treatments. In a study in mice, researchers at Duke Medicine identified a protein that is critical to TMJD pain, and could be a promising target for developing treatments for the disorder. Their findings are published in the August ...Monday, 5 August 2013
Target for Drug Development for Chronic Jaw Pain Disorder Revealed By Study
The most common form of oral or facial pain, affecting over 10 million Americans is temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD). The chronic disorder can cause severe pain often associated with chewing or biting down, and lacks effective treatments. In a study in mice, researchers at Duke Medicine identified a protein that is critical to TMJD pain, and could be a promising target for developing treatments for the disorder. Their findings are published in the August ...
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