Localisation of the first-order neurone of the jaw opening reflex elicited by periodontal stimulation.
The localisation of the first-order neurone of the jaw-opening reflex (JOR), provoked by periodontal stimulation, was investigated in the rat. A section of the mandibular part of the trigeminal ganglion was carried out without impairing the motor root. It suppressed the reflex triggered by the stimulation of the lower incisor. Bilateral destruction of the mesencephalic nucleus and tract does not modify the JOR. These results suggest that the first-order neurone of the reflex is located in the trigeminal ganglion.
Aigouy
L
L
Laboratoire de Physiologie Orofaciale, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Pajot
J
J
Raboisson
P
P
Vassel
A
A
Woda
A
A
D000818:Animals; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D008297:Male; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000502:physiology; D009055:Mouth; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012018:Reflex