Current pain assessment techniques based only on clinical evaluation and self-reports are
not objective and may lead to inadequate treatment. Having a functional biomarker will add …

Pain is a complex experience that involves sensation, emotion, and cognition. The
subjectivity of the traditional pain measurement tools has expedited the interest in …

The ability of the somatosensory cortex in differentiating various tactile sensations is very
important for a person to perceive the surrounding environment. In this study, we utilize a lab …

Background For many years, clinicians have been seeking for objective pain assessment
solutions via neuroimaging techniques, focusing on the brain to detect human pain …

Purpose: This study determined the effectiveness of the preemptive administration of
etodolac on risk and intensity of tooth sensitivity and the bleaching effect caused by in-office …

Background Neuroimaging studies show that nociceptive stimuli elicit responses in an
extensive cortical network. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) allows for …

Over the past year our attention has inevitably been on the coronavirus pandemic, the health
and welfare of our families, patients, and office staffs as well as the re-opening of our dental …

Purpose Our purposes were to determine the influence of psychological profile on
hemodynamic changes in patients who undergo surgical removal of the third molars under …

Background: Multiple therapeutic strategies have been adopted to reduce pain,
odynophagia, and oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer. Among them …

This study used an emerging brain imaging technique, functional near-infrared spectroscopy
(fNIRS), to investigate functional brain activation and connectivity that modulates sometimes …