Pain perception genes, asthma, and oral health: A reverse genetics study.

ABSTRACT: Pain is an experience of a subjective nature, interpreted in a personal way and according to an extensive palette of factors unique to each individual. Orofacial pain can be acute or chronic and it is usually the main reason for the patient to seek dental care. Pain perception varies widely among individuals. This variability is considered a mosaic of factors, which include biopsychosocial factors and genetic factors. Understanding these differences can be extremely beneficial for pain management in a personalized and more efficient way. We performed association studies to investigate phenotypes associated with genetic markers in pain-related genes in two groups of patients who received more or less anesthesia during dental treatment. The study group was comprised of 1289 individuals parti

SUBMITTER: Lisboa RO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671307 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature