Introduction Pain-related behavior secondary to masticatory function can be assessed with
the rodent bite force model. A reduction of the bite force has been shown to be related to …

Aims: To test the hypotheses that masseteric inflammation produces a reduction of mean
bite force and success rates and that classical anti-inflammatory agents prevent …

Aims: To test the hypothesis that experimental pain in the masseter muscle or
temporomandibular joint (TMJ) will decrease the anterior maximum voluntary bite force …

Chronic pain in the orofacial region is common worldwide. Pain seems to affect the jaw
motor control. Hence, temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are often accompanied by pain …

Abstract Knowledge about how Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) pain patients regulate
masticatory function is still unclear. To investigate the effect of experimental jaw muscle pain …

Background: A major subgroup of patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders
have masticatory muscle hypersensitivity. To study myofacial temporomandibular pain, a …

E-mail: psv@ miba. auc. dk¡ n this study, pain was induced in the masseter muscle by tonic
infusion of hypertonic saline (5%) for up to 800 seconds in 12 healthy men. Subjects …

The aim of the experiment was to test the hypothesis that experimental pain in the masseter
muscle or temporomandibular joint (TMJ) would perturb the oral fine motor control, reflected …

This report describes the implementation of bite force measurement in awake rats and
software instruments (Spike 2 script programs) that quantify and analyze the bite force data …

Background Detecting behaviors related to orofacial pain in rodent models often relies on
subjective investigator grades or methods that place the animal in a stressful environment. In …