FROM PERIODONTAL MECHANORECEPTORS TO CHEWING MOTOR CONTROL: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Highlights • This critical review summarize the current knowledge of the structural and functional characteristics of periodontal mechanoreceptors, and understands their role in the signal pathways and functional motor control. The following aspects have been highlighted: • Histological and electrop...

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Published in:Archives of oral biology 2017-06, Vol.78, p.109-121
Main Authors: Grazia, Piancino Maria, Gaetano, Isola, Rosangela, Cannavale, Giuseppina, Cutroneo, Giovanna, Vermiglio, Pietro, Bracco, Pio, Anastasi Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advanced Basic Science
Animals
Dentistry
Humans
Mastication
Mastication - physiology
Masticatory Muscles - physiology
Mechanoreceptors - physiology
Mechanotransduction
Motor control
Periodontal mechanoreceptor
Periodontium - physiology
Signal pathways
Stress, Mechanical
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Summary:Highlights • This critical review summarize the current knowledge of the structural and functional characteristics of periodontal mechanoreceptors, and understands their role in the signal pathways and functional motor control. The following aspects have been highlighted: • Histological and electrophysiological studies in animals: are the results in agreement? • Molecular and electrophysiological studies in humans: what do we really know? • Central connections of the trigeminal primary afferent neurons • From mechanotransduction to signal pathways: the role of periodontal mechanoreceptors on the chewing pattern motor control. • Future directions
ISSN:0003-9969
1879-1506
DOI:10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.02.010