This study was carried out to evaluate pain in rats by monitoring their facial expressions
following experimental tooth movement. Male Sprague‐Dawley rats were divided into the …

The mechanism of orthodontic pain and discomfort is poorly understood partly because of
the limited number of animal behavioral models for pain assessment. This study aimed to …

Objective To examine the reliability of bite force for evaluating orthodontic tooth movement-
induced pain in rats. Design Orthodontic tooth movement-induced pain was induced by …

Objective: To investigate by behavioral methods the relationship between emotional stress
and pain during experimental tooth movement in rats. Materials and Methods: Sixteen male …

We present simple method to assess dental pain in the awake rat. Using a sensitive strain
gauge we examined changes in bite strength and bite pattern in rats following dental injury …

Aim: To test whether orofacial mechanical and thermal hypersensitivities occur in rats during
orthodontic tooth movement (OTM). Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats (140 to 160 g) were …

Jaw reflexes evoked by mechanical stimulation of teeth in humans. The reflex response of
jaw muscles to mechanical stimulation of an upper incisor tooth was investigated using the …

Although pre-clinical models of pain are useful for defining relationships between biological
mechanisms and pain, common methods testing peripheral sensitivity do not translate to the …

Current knowledge regarding the sensitivity of the teeth to forces is based on
psychophysical experiments that measured touch detection thresholds under static jaw …

The aims of this study were to perform a systematic review of the use of rats as a model for
experimental tooth movement, to give a critical evaluation of the use of elastics as a force …