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1
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what are some plural pains

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dentine sensitivity
caries
trauma
cracked cusp

2
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what is dentine sensitivity

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expo dentine irritates the pulp as they are inseparable, bacteria prod toxins which = inflam

3
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what is cracked cusp

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restoration sill alive (amalgam) cusp fracture fell pain from hot/cold and biting down due to inflam at apex

4
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what is the pain associated with the periodontium

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typically abscess (apical pulp died off)

5
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what is dry socket pain

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socket doesn’t heal properly, clot comes out open socket and bone gets infected (osteitis)

6
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what are CMD’s

A

cranio mandiular disorders (TMJ problems)

7
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what are the CMD’s that can be present

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TMJ

Masticatory muscles

8
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what can be the pain assc with the salivary glands

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blocked duct = drier mouth but more imp when eat alive prod and is blocked = infected and swollen duct

9
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what is the pain assc with sinusitis

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symptoms can manifest as both pain

sore when pt moves head

10
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what are some neuropathic pains

A
dysesthesia 
trigeminal neuralgia
deafferntation 
neuroma 
post hepatic neuralgia 
burning mouth syndrome
11
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what is dysesthsia

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pain from damage of peripheral nerves

12
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what is trigeminal neuralgia

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idea of cutting someones spinal trigeminal tract

13
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what is deafferation

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nerves cut sometimes die off

14
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what is a neuroma

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formed from deafferation ball nerves spontaneously active

15
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what is post hepatic neuralgia

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assc with skin deramotme and zoster virus

16
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what is burning mouth syndrome

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not well known just burning sensation assc with mouth

17
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what are a few headache types assc wit pain

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migraines

temporal (giant cell) arteritis

18
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what is temporal (giant cell) arthritis

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arteries become inflam in head and neck

19
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what is pain the only possible outcome of

A

a noxious stimulus

20
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what are the non sensory effects of a nociceptive stimulus

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protective reflexes
CVD reflexes
alertness

21
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what are non sensory effects of thermorecetptive stim

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thermoreg reflex
sweating
shivering

22
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what are non sensory effects of mechanoreceptive tim

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reflexes
stretch
protective
salivary

23
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what are non sensory effects of proprioceptive stim

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stretch reflexes

24
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what are non sensory effects of gustation stim

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salivary reflexes

25
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what si the definition of pain

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an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience assc with actual or potential tissue damage

26
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what does the experience of pain depend on

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usually strength stim or degree tissue damage
adrenaline
emotions
past experience of pain
ability to comprehend causes/consequences

27
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what are other sensations of pain

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mechanical - segmental controls - dull pain down
other pains - diffuse noxious inhibit controls
(one pain cancels out other)

28
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what is nocicieption

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th activation of neural pathways by stimuli that damage or threaten to damage tissue - process

29
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what is noxious stimulus

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potentially damaging stimulus - e.g. hot water

30
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what is nociceptive stimulus

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a stimulus that activates nociceptive pathways ( in research electrical stim)

31
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what does pains usually signify

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something is wrong

  • caries
  • abscess
  • TMJ
  • Fracture
32
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what does it mean if there is pain in healthy areas

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refereed pain

  • jaws- sinuses
  • cardiac pain in left arm
  • phrenic pain in neck
33
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is pain useful

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learning process

  • avoid further damage
  • future avoidance
34
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what are the types of pain

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acute (fast, sharp, slow, brurning)

chronic(long lasting pain)

35
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what are the dimensions of pain

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sensory - discriminative
- quality, intensity, location
affective - emotional aspects

36
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what does sensory nervous system do

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informs the CNS of the internal nd external enviro

37
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what us the role of the nociceptive system

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is to signal the threat or occurrence of injury

38
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where are nociceptors especially present in the body

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cornea and tooth pulp- where pain is the predominant sensation

39
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where are nociceptors lacking in the body

A

brain
liver
lung parenchyma

40
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how can u study pain and nocicceptrion in animals

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nociception - electrophysical records
vocalisation - behavioural
reflex studies

41
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how can you study pain and nocicception in humans

A

microneurography
psychophysical studies
blister studies
reflex studies

42
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what are nociceptors

A

receptors that respond to noxious/nociceptive stimuli

43
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what are nociceptors classified by

A

parent axon

stimulus

44
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what is nociceptor anatomy

A

free nerve ending
C - fine unmyelinated
A beta - fine myelinated

45
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what are some nociceptor parent axons

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C - fine unmylinated, slow burning pain

A beta - fine myelinated, fast sharp pain

46
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what are the predominant nerve fibres in tooth pulp

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A beta

47
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where is double pain associated

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in limbs as in head and neck too short a distance to get double pain

48
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what are the A fibre nociceptors

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mechanical - respond to strong mechanical stimuli

polymodal - respond to all noxious stimuli

49
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what are the C fibre nociciepors

A

non specific

polymodal

50
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what si direct nocciceptiive transduction

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stimulus acts directly on nerve ending (mechanical, chem, thermal)
mem perm changes - graded potential

51
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whats indirect nociceptor transduction

A

tissue injury/ inflam

chems released -> nerve ending

52
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what is mechanical nociceptor transduction

A

stimulus - pinch, pressure

mech sensitive ion channels

53
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what are thermal nociceptor transduction

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vanilloid receptors

TRPV1/2 - 1 activated by capsaicin burning pain

54
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what are allogenic substances

A

pain producing substances

55
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what chemicals are activate nocicipetove nerve endings

A

ATP
H+
K+

56
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what chemicals activate or sensitise nocicipetive nerve endings

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bradykinin
histamine
serotonin

57
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what does sensitising nerve endings do

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it makes the more responsive, doesn’t take as much stimulus to push nerve to threshold

58
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what chemicals are sesnitze nocicpeitive nerve endings

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prostaglandins

59
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what s substance P

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present in fine peripheral fibres

role in central transmission

60
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what releases substance P

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from free nerve endings

  • vasodilation
  • mast cell deg
  • axon reflex
61
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what is axon reflex

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by activating nerve ending cause sub P released

backfire up another branch

62
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what is orthodromic

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if enough graded potential causes fire to CNS

63
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what is antidromic

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backfire up to another branch back o periphery

localised path, AP causes activation release sub P

64
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what can substance P do

A

sensitise system

cause mast cell to release serotonin and/or histamine

65
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what do +/- axon reflexes so

A

effects produce peripheral sensitisation - lowers threshold

66
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what is allodynia

A

pain produced by a stimulus that would not normally produce pain - sunburn

67
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what is an analgesic

A

pain killer

68
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what are COX inhibitors

A

block prostaglandin formation
NSAID
- ibuprofen, aspirin
non selective COX inhib

69
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what do COX enzymes do

A

make prostanglandisn

70
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what are the two types of prostaglandins

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physiological

  • gastric protection
  • haemostasis
  • vasodilation

inflammatory
- pain and inflam