NYCU Orofacial Pain and Neuroscience

(2025 Short Course)

NYCU's Orofacial Pain and Neuroscience is a newly revised course designed for undergraduate dental students.

Welcome to the course Orofacial Pain and Neuroscience. I am Chia-Shu Lin, a professor in the Department of Dentistry and an adjunct professor at the Institute of Brain Science. My academic background uniquely bridges the fields of dentistry and neuroscience, with a particular focus on brain imaging. This course provides an introduction to the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying oral functions and dysfunctions, as well as the foundational principles of their clinical management.

Lesson 1

Introduction to Orofacial Pain and Neuroscience

What is Pain? [link]
Pain: an Official Definition [link]
Nociception [link]

Lesson 2
Oral Somatosensation and Multisensory Integration

Oral Sensation [link]
Oral Somatosensation [link]
Multisensory Integration [link]

Lesson 3

Neural Mechanisms of Mastication and Swallowing

Mastication & Swallowing [link]
Mastication [link]
Swallowing [link]

Lesson 4

Peripheral and Brain Mechanisms of Pain Processing

Nociceptive Neuron [link]
Brain Neuroimaging [link]
Neuroimaging Findings of Pain [link]

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