Jessie J. Alfaro

This study identifies sensory fiber types in mouse TMJ tissues using immunohistochemistry, finding peptidergic fibers dominate with minimal non-peptidergic nociceptors.

This study examines sensory and sympathetic nerve profiles in retrodiscal tissues of TMJD patients, finding reduced sensory nerve density in condylar hyperplasia compared to other subtypes.

This study models referred pain in mice by stimulating masticatory muscles and finds that TM stimulation induces longer-lasting headache-like behavior and gene plasticity in referred sites.