NYCU Orofacial Pain and Neuroscience is a newly updated course for undergraduate and postgraduate students. This is the first course of orofacial pain and neuroscience in Taiwan that follows the curriculum outline of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and the American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP).
本課程2023年重新改版,為國內首次銜接國際疼痛研究學會課綱,美國口腔疼痛學會課綱,與世界知名牙醫學院課程接軌的口腔顏面疼痛與神經科學課程。歡迎大學部與研究所同學選修。
Welcome to our class ‘Orofacial Pain and Neuroscience’! I am Chia-Shu Lin, now a professor of the Department of Dentistry and adjunct professor of the Institute of Brain Science. I am also one of the very few people who specialize in both dentistry and neuroscience (focusing on brain imaging) in the world. This course, previously known as ‘Orofacial Pain’, has been taught in the Department of Dentistry for seven years. From this year, the course will be largely revised for both students with a dental background and students ‘without any dental background’. The course offers an introduction to the neurophysiological mechanisms of oral functions, dysfunctions, and principles of clinical management. The course will be modularized into three parts:
Module I - Understanding the human stomatognathic system
In the first five lessons, we will focus on the sensory and motor functions of the oral system, including oral somatosensation, pain, mastication, and swallowing.
Module II – Assessment and classification of dysfunctions
From Lesson 6 to Lesson 10, we will focus on how to assess mastication, swallowing and pain. We will also focus on the clinical classification of chronic orofacial pain.
Module III – From patient experience to behavior
In the last five lessons, we will focus on patients’ emotional experience and decision-making behavior and individual variations in their experience, including the principles of managing pain and dysfunctions of older patients.
各位對選修「口腔顏面疼痛與神經科學」感興趣的同學您好,我是嘉澍老師,現任牙醫系專任教授與腦科學研究所合聘教授,也是世界上極少數的兼具牙醫師與腦科學(神經造影)專長的人類。這門課原過去在陽明牙醫系是已經有七年歷史的「口腔顏面疼痛」,比較偏向臨床議題。而今年開始,本課程將重新規劃教學方向,希望不僅提供牙醫師,也包含「非口腔專業領域」的同學,一個入門的機會,了解與口腔功能相關的生理機制,以及相關的病變與臨床處理原則。故今年的課程將聚焦在以下目標,區分為三個大的模組:
從神經科學了解口顎系統如何運作:本課程的模組一(前五次上課)將聚焦在口腔的感覺與運動功能,包括口腔內的觸覺、疼痛、吞嚥,與咀嚼等功能。
口腔功能檢測與疼痛的分類:本課程的模組二(第六~第十次上課)將聚焦在如何評估咀嚼吞嚥與口腔顏面疼痛,並介紹臨床上對口腔顏面疼痛的分類。重點在於針對這些測量技術,引導同學做跨領域的思考。
從牙齒到全人照顧:本課程的模組三(最後五次上課)將聚焦在「病人」的經驗與行為,包括病患的情緒經驗,醫療決策行為,以及面對年長者或認知功能障礙病患,各種處理口腔功能障礙與疼痛的基本原則。
This is an introductory course. Students do not need to complete other courses for entering this course. Students are welcome if they are:
Students with a background in the dental or oral health discipline, who want to further understand orofacial pain and functions.
Students with a background in clinical disciplines other than dentistry (e.g. medicine or nursing), who want to further understand orofacial pain and functions.
Students with a non-clinical background (e.g., EE, IE, biomechanics, etc.), who want to understand the mechanisms of oral functions and the current challenges in treating orofacial pain and dysfunctions. Students are welcome to bridge their knowledge in science and technology for solving clinical problems.
All faculties from the Chiao-Tong campus are welcome to participate us via the distant virtual classroom.
本課程為一概論性質課程,無須事先修過其他課程。
凡有下列三種興趣的同學,皆歡迎選修:
牙醫或口腔照顧相關科系背景的同學,希望進一步了解口腔顏面疼痛與功能。
非牙醫或口腔照顧的其他醫護背景同學(例如醫學系或護理系),希望了解口腔顏面疼痛與功能。
非臨床醫護背景的同學 – 特別是理工電資背景的同學 – 希望了解口腔功能運作的基本原則,並認識當前口腔醫學臨床治療的挑戰,進一步激發跨領域的思考,將科學與工程方面的知識應用於解決口腔健康的臨床問題。
本課程竭誠歡迎交大校區師長遠距收看並惠賜意見。
Welcome | Painful philosophy about pain | What is pain? - a historical overview | Pain & neuroscience | Pain & the brain | Pain & psychosocial issues
• IASP Terminology https://www.iasp-pain.org/resources/terminology
Oral somatosensory processing | Oral somatosensation | Oral somatoperception | Gustation | The feeling of Bon Appétit
• Trulsson (2006) Sensory-motor function of human periodontal mechanoreceptors, J Oral Rehab
• Breslin (2013) An Evolutionary Perspective on Food and Human Taste, Current Biology
Basic concepts | Sensorimotor coupling of the trigeminal pathway | Control of muscle tonicity | Swallowing | Sensorimotor control of swallowing | Oral functions and the brain
• Woda et al. (2011) Mastication in humans: finding a rationale, J Oral Rehab
Dentin hypersensitivity | From oral receptors to CN.V | Gate control theory | Heterotopic pain | Clinical implications
• Shiau (2012) Dentin hypersensitivity, J Evid Based Dent Pract
• Mendell (2014) Constructing and deconstructing the gate theory of pain, Pain
Basic concepts | How does our brain work? | Neuroimaging | Pain and the brain | Cognitive-affective factors
• Davis et al. (2020) Discovery and validation of biomarkers to aid the development of safe and effective pain therapeutics: challenges and opportunities, Nat Rev Neurol
• Wiech (2016) Deconstructing the sensation of pain: The influence of cognitive processes on pain perception, Science
Basic concepts | Masticatory performance | Associated factors | Clinical applications | Swallowing performance
• van der Bilt (2011) Assessment of mastication with implications for oral rehabilitation: a review. J Oral Rehabil
• Gonçalves et al. (2021) Consensus on the terminologies and methodologies for masticatory assessment, J Oral Rehabil
Psychophysics: an Introduction | What are you really assessing for? | Scales for pain assessment | Science of measurement | Reliability | Clinical considerations
• Dworkin et al. (2008) Interpreting the clinical importance of treatment outcomes in chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations, J Pain
Review | Study design of neuroimaging of oral functions | Brain mechanisms related tooth loss | Brain mechanisms related to prosthodontic tx. | Brain mechanisms related to dysphagia | The role of functional adaptation
• Sessle (2019) Can you be too old for oral implants? An update on ageing and plasticity in the oro‐facial sensorimotor system, J Oral Rehabil
• Lin (2020) Functional Adaptation of Oromotor Functions and Aging: A Focused Review of the Evidence From Brain Neuroimaging Research, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
• Schiffman et al. (2014) Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) for Clinical and Research Applications: Recommendations of the International RDC/TMD Consortium Network and Orofacial Pain Special Interest Group, J Orofac Pain
• Renton (2020) Tooth-Related Pain or Not? Headache
Definition | Sensitization | Classification | Trigeminal neuralgia | ‘Atypical’ odontalgia & other notable cases | Clinical notes
• Woolf (2011) Central sensitization: Implications for the diagnosis and treatment of pain, Pain
• Benoliel et al. (2014) Pain Painful Traumatic Trigeminal Neuropathy, PAIN Clin. Updat
Basic concepts | Dental anxiety | Dental anxiety and pain | Assessment of dental anxiety | Pain modified by negative emotion | Dental anxiety in Taiwan
• Lin et al. (2016) Association between Anxiety and Pain in Dental Treatment, J Dent Res
Basic concepts of pharmacological management | Non-opioid analgesics | Local anesthesia | Pharmacological management of the elderly | Practical issues
• ADA (2022) Oral Analgesics for Acute Dental Pain https://www.ada.org/resources/research/science-and-research-institute/oral-health-topics/oral-analgesics-for-acute-dental-pain
Basic concepts about aging | A functional view of aging | Pain assessment of elderly patients | Psychosocial considerations | Pain neurobiology about aging | Functional assessment of pain | Guideline of management
• ADA (2019) Aging and Dental Health https://www.ada.org/en/member-center/oral-health-topics/aging-and-dental-health
Peripheral approaches of management | Brain-oriented approaches of management | An integrative view
• Shu et al. (2022) A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effect of Oral Exercises on Masticatory Function, J Dent Res
Shared decision-making | Utility and decision-making | Communication on ’risk’ | Clinical implications
• NHS Shared decision-making https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/shared-decision-making
• Taiwan Patient Safety Net (2022) https://www.patientsafety.mohw.gov.tw/xmdoc/cont?xsmsid=0M097527397785648684