13 Keynote Address and Pulp Biology: Dental Pain and Inflammation

Wednesday, March 21, 2012: 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Session Type: Oral Session
1.5 CE hours

Learning Objectives:
To discuss methods to study human nociceptors and insights into inflammatory pain and gender-specific pain mechanisms
To discuss recent findings on the mechanisms underlying the pathobiology of periapical lesions
Chairs:
F.W. PAULA-SILVA and J. NOR
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Keynote Address: Pharmacological Regulation of Human Nociceptors
K.M. HARGREAVES, Endodontics, University of Texas - San Antonio / Health Science Ctr, San Antonio, TX
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Expression of 5-Lipoxygenase and Cyclooxygenase-2 during Apical Periodontitis Development
F.W.G. PAULA-SILVA, F.R.R. SANTOS, L.A.B. SILVA, and L.H. FACCIOLI, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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TLR2 Signal Is Protective In Periapical Lesion
H. SASAKI1, D. RIDER1, S. XU1, and A. FUJIMURA2, 1Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, 2Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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MMP3 Contributes to Development of Periapical Lesions and Healing Response
S. KHALIQ, Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, R. MENEZES, Department of endodontics, University of Texas - Houston/Health Science Center, Houston, TX, K. DEELEY, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, and A. VIEIRA, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Discussion