Study reveals target for drug development for chronic jaw pain disorder

  • Posted in TMJD
  •  By Loran Simon

A study conducted by Duke Medicine researchers using mice has identified a protein which is critical to temporomandibular joint disorder pain associated with problems when biting and chewing. According to Professor Wolfgang Liedtke, the TRPV4, the identified protein can be the basis of development of treatment targeted at the protein and minimizing TMJ disorder.

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http://www.painjournalonline.com/article/S0304-3959(13)00159-0/abstract

Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS

Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.

The Somnowell Chrome is made to exacting standards in the Somnowell laboratory under the supervision of Visiting Professor Simon Ash. Prof. Ash and his master technicians create each Somnowell Chrome device using their wealth of experience and expertise.

Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.

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