Dental Neuroimaging

Chia-Shu Lin, Professor, Department of Dentistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan. Dr Lin is one of the few researchers specializing in both clinical dentistry and human brain science, focusing on neuroimaging. His current work explores the brain mechanisms of oral sensorimotor functions and the cognitive-affective processing of pain and dental anxiety.

DENTAL NEUROIMAGINGProvides the latest neuroimaging-based evidence on the brain mechanisms of oral functionsDental Neuroimaging: The Role of the Brain in Oral Functions provides an up-to-date overview of neuroimaging research on the neural mechanisms underlying mastication, swallowing, sensory processing, and other oral topics.Divided into three parts, the book first introduces the theoretical framework of the brain-stomatognathic axis, clinical assessments for oral function, and neuroimaging methods. The second part presents recent neuroimaging findings of oral sensory and motor functions such as somatosensation, gustation, and orofacial pain and anxiety. The book concludes with a review of recent translational research and discussion of the application of neuroimaging in clinical management. Throughout the text, boxed sections highlight key information about cognitive neuroscience, imaging techniques, interpreting neuroimaging results, and relating research findings to clinical practice.* Covers specific clinical applications of dental neuroimaging in geriatric dentistry and in brain plasticity and adaptation* Summarizes classic research works in neuroscience and oral science* Discusses potential clinical applications of neuroimaging in dental practice* Features chapter summaries, further reading links, guided clinical scenarios, and numerous figures and tablesOffering a systematic introduction to brain science and how it relates to dental medicine, Dental Neuroimaging: The Role of the Brain in Oral Functions is essential reading for students and researchers in disciplines such as neuroscience, neuroanatomy, oral physiology, dentistry and oral healthcare, speech therapy, and oral rehabilitation.

PrefaceIntroduction to students and instructorsAcknowledgementsAbout the Companion WebsiteList of figuresList of tablesList of boxesList of abbreviationsPart I - Methods of Neuroimaging and Assessment of Oral Functions 1[MT1]1 Introduction to Neuroimaging and the Brain-Stomatognathic Axis 31.1 Why do dentists need to understand the brain? 31.2 What is neuroimaging? 71.3 How does neuroimaging contribute to clinical practice? 141.4 The brain-stomatognathic axis 172 Assessment of Human Brain using MRI 272.1 Pros and cons of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain 272.2 Research of task-based functional activation 332.3 Research of structural features of the brain 422.4 Research of brain connectivity 503 Assessment of Oral Function 693.1 Assessment of masticatory and swallowing performance 693.2 Assessment of orofacial pain and somatosensory experience 793.3 Assessment of cognitive functions and emotional experience 90Part II - Neuroimaging Research of Brain Mechanisms of Oral Functions 1074 Brain Mechanisms of Oral Motor Functions 1094.1 Introduction of brain mechanisms of motor control 1094.2 Brain mechanisms of human mastication 1174.3 Brain mechanisms of human swallowing 1274.4 Cognitive processing and motor learning of oromotor movement 1345 Brain mechanisms of Oral Sensory Functions 1515.1 Brain mechanisms of oral somatosensory processing 1515.2 Brain mechanisms of gustation 1605.3 Cognitive-affective issues of oral sensory functions 1655.4 Brain mechanisms of multisensory integration 1746 Brain Mechanisms of Pain and Anxiety of Dental Patients 1896.1 Brain mechanisms related to pain 1896.2 Chronic pain, neural plasticity, and central sensitization 1986.3 Brain mechanisms of chronic orofacial pain 2056.4 Brain mechanisms of dental fear and anxiety 217Part III - Translational Research of Dental Neuroimaging 2437 Age-related Differences in the Brain-Stomatognathic Axis 2457.1 Age-related differences in brain mechanisms 2457.2 Age-related changes in oral sensorimotor functions 2527.3 Association between the brain and oral functions in older people 2627.4 Association between oral conditions and neurodegenerative disorders 2698 Brain Mechanisms of Adaptation of Oral Sensorimotor Functions 2958.1 Brain plasticity and adaptation 2958.2 Adaptation of pain and oral sensory functions 3018.3 Functional adaptation of mastication and swallowing 3108.4 Brain plasticity associated with oral functional training 3159 A Synthesis between Neuroimaging and Oral Healthcare 3279.1 Assessment of individual differences in brain-stomatognathic axis 3279.2 Future direction of neuroimaging in oral neuroscience 333Index