Temporomandibular Joint Pain Measurement by Bite Force and Von Frey Filament Assays in Mice

Supawadee Jariyasakulroj; Qing Chang; Pao-Fen Ko; Yang Shu; Ziying Lin; Jingyi Chen; Jian-Fu Chen

doi:10.3791/67203

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Inflammatory TMJ Pain Mouse Model: Bite Force and Von Frey Filament Assessments

September 13, 2024

Temporomandibular Joint Pain Measurement by Bite Force and Von Frey Filament Assays in Mice

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Supawadee Jariyasakulroj^1,2, Qing Chang¹, Pao-Fen Ko¹, Yang Shu¹, Ziying Lin¹, Jingyi Chen¹, Jian-Fu Chen¹

¹Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology,University of Southern California, Los Angeles, ²Department of Masticatory Science, Faculty of Dentistry,Mahidol University

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This protocol describes how measuring bite force and head withdrawal threshold can capture pain behavior in Complete Freund’s Adjuvant (CFA)-induced inflammatory temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain.

Inflammatory TMJ Pain Mouse Model: Bite Force and Von Frey Filament Assessments

Temporomandibular Joint Pain Measurement by Bite Force and Von Frey Filament Assays in Mice

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