Dental Neuroimaging

DENTAL NEUROIMAGING Provides the latest neuroimaging-based evidence on the brain mechanisms of oral functions Dental 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 tables Offering 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.

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.

List of Figures xList of Tables xviiiList of Boxes xxList of Abbreviations xxiPreface xxiiiIntroduction to Students and Instructors xxivAcknowledgements xxvAbout the Companion Website xxviPart I Methods of Neuroimaging and Assessment of Oral Functions 11 Introduction to Neuroimaging and the Brain-Stomatognathic Axis 31.1 Why Do Dentists Need to Understand the Brain? 31.2 What Is Neuroimaging? 61.3 How Does Neuroimaging Contribute to Clinical Practice? 151.4 The Brain-Stomatognathic Axis 17Further Readings 21References 222 Assessment of Human Brain Using MRI 252.1 Advantages and Limitations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain 252.2 Research of Task- based Functional Activation 302.3 Research of Structural Features of the Brain 392.4 Research of Brain Connectivity 45Further Readings 56References 563 Assessment of Oral Functions 593.1 Assessment of Masticatory and Swallowing Performance 593.2 Assessment of Orofacial Pain and Somatosensory Experience 683.3 Assessment of Cognitive Functions and Emotional Experience 77Further Readings 81References 81Part II Neuroimaging Research of Brain Mechanisms of Oral Functions 894 Brain Mechanisms of Oral Motor Functions 914.1 Introduction of Brain Mechanisms of Motor Control 914.2 Brain Mechanisms of Human Mastication 984.3 Brain Mechanisms of Human Swallowing 1094.4 Cognitive Processing and Motor Learning of Oromotor Movement 116Further Readings 120References 1215 Brain Mechanisms of Oral Sensory Functions 1285.1 Brain Mechanisms of Oral Somatosensory Processing 1285.2 Brain Mechanisms of Gustation 1365.3 Cognitive-Affective Issues of Oral Sensory Functions 1415.4 Brain Mechanisms of Multisensory Integration 149Further Readings 154References 1546 Brain Mechanisms of Pain and Anxiety of Dental Patients 1616.1 Brain Mechanisms Related to Pain 1616.2 Chronic Pain, Neural Plasticity and Central Sensitization 1706.3 Brain Mechanisms of Chronic Orofacial Pain 1786.4 Brain Mechanisms of Dental Fear and Anxiety 191Further Readings 199References 200Part III Translational Research of Dental Neuroimaging 2137 Age- related Differences in the Brain-Stomatognathic Axis 2157.1 Age- related Differences in Brain Mechanisms 2157.2 Age- related Changes in Oral Sensorimotor Functions 2207.3 Association Between the Brain and Oral Functions in Older People 2297.4 Association Between Oral Conditions and Neurodegenerative Disorders 235Further Readings 245References 2458 Brain Mechanisms of Adaptation of Oral Sensorimotor Functions 2548.1 Brain Plasticity and Adaptation 2548.2 Adaptation of Pain and Oral Sensory Functions 2608.3 Functional Adaptation of Mastication and Swallowing 2668.4 Brain Plasticity Associated with Oral Functional Training 271Further Readings 275References 2759 A Synthesis Between Neuroimaging and Oral Healthcare 2819.1 Assessment of Individual Differences in Brain-Stomatognathic Axis 2819.2 Future Direction of Neuroimaging in Oral Neuroscience 287Further Readings 290References 290Index 292