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Sensory and Motor Systems Review of Literatures: Physiology of Orofacial Pain in Dentistry Nattapon Rotpenpian, 1 and Pankeaw Yakkaphan 2 https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0535-20.2021 1 Department of Oral Biology and Occlusion, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand 90110 and 2 Department of Oral Diagnostic Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand 90110 Abstract The objective of this review of the literature is to summarize the physiology of orofacial pain in dentistry, par- ticularly physiology of the pain pathway and molecular mechanisms on pathophysiology of pain, on account of new insights into classification of orofacial pain related diseases. This article will also focus on possible mech- anisms of neuropathic orofacial pain which is distinguished from other types of pain. Key words: dentistry; neurophysiology; orofacial pain; pain; sensation; sensory function Introduction Pain is a sensory modality that is an unpleasant and emotional experience (Pak et al., 2018). Painful sensation is subjective and biologically useful, necessary for sur- vival, being a warning sign and response of damaged tis- sue in the b...