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Donald Nixdorf
Assistant Professor
Division of TMD and Orofacial Pain
Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences
Education / Training: | Institution | | Degree | | Year | | Field of Study | McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | | 1992-94 | | Anatomy | University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | | B.S. | | 1994 | | Dentistry | University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | | D.D.S. | | 1996 | | Dentistry | Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio | | Certificate | | 1996 | | Hospital Dentistry | Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio | | M.S. | | 1998 | | Dentistry | Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland | | Certificate | | 1999 | | Anesthesia | University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | | Fellowship | | 2000 | | Orofacial Pain |
| | Specialty Board Certification: | | Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP) | | 2002 | | Diplomate, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (ADSA) | | 2004 |
Research Area / Interests: Clinical Care - Neuropathic orofacial pains, such as trigeminal neuralgia and deafferentation pain (a.k.a atypical odontalgia)
- Orofacial pain associated with multiple surgeries, included pain associated with failed TMJ implants like Proplast® & Sialastic®
- Headache management, including tension-type, migraine, paroxysmal hemicrania, cluster and other autonomic cephalalgias
- TMD pain and jaw dysfunction
Teaching - Differential diagnosis of orofacial pains, such as non-dental reasons for toothache
- Clinical pharmacotherapy of the management of orofacial pain
Research - Epidemiological aspects of tooth pain association with dental procedures, especally root canal therapy
- Functional imaging of chronic orofacial pain conditions
Current Funded Projects: Peri-operative Tooth Pain and Root Canal Therapy, Study 17 within the Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN) PI: Gregg Gilbert (U01-DE016747) Persistent Tooth Pain and Root Canal Therapy, Study 18 within the Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN) PI: Gregg Gilbert (U01-DE016747) CAPS training scholarship, developing functional imaging paradigm for assessment of intra-oral pain PI: Russell Luepker (K12-RR023247) |
Honors & Awards: | Farquarson Research Scholarship | | 1993 & 1994 | | Academic All Canadian | | 1995 | | Dentsply Table Clinic Award | | 1995 | | Jimmie Condon Track and Field Scholarship | | 1995 & 1996 | | Biotene Award, Excellence in Hospital Dentistry | | 1997 | | Ohio State Post College Assembly Table Clinic Award | | 1998 | | Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society | | 1998 | | Oral Board Examiner, American Board of Orofacial Pain | | 2003-2007 | | Examination Chair, American Board of Orofacial Pain | | 2005-2007 |
Selected Publications: Nixdorf DR, John MT, Schierz O, Bereiter DA, Hellekant G. Self-reported severity of taste disturbances correlates with grade of TMD pain. In press with Journal of Oral Rehabilitation.
Fricton JR, Ouyanh W, Nixdorf DR, Schiffman ES, Velly AM, Look JO. Critical appraisal of methods used in randomized controlled trials of treatments for temporomandibular disorders. In press with Journal of Orofacial Pain.
Nixdorf DR, Hemmaty A, John MT, Schiffman EL, Look JO. Electric toothbrush application is a reliable and valid quantitative sensory test in categorizing TMJD patients from controls. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009;10:94.
Nixdorf DR, Velly AM, Alonso AA. Neuovascular pains: Implications of migraine for the oral & maxillofacial surgeon. In: Balasubramaniam R, Klasser GD (eds). Orofacial Pain & Dysfunction. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgical Clinics of North America 2008;20:221-235.
Nixdorf DR. Trigeminal neuralgia, Diagnosis and treatment. In: Schmidt RF, Willis WD (eds). Encyclopedia of Pain Springer-Verlag; New York 2007:2547-2550.
Giri S, Nixdorf DR. Sympathetically maintained pain initially presenting as tooth pain. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 2007;73:157-161.
Alonso AA, Nixdorf DR. Case series of four different headache types presenting as tooth pain. Journal of Endodontics 2006;69:138-141.
Nixdorf DR, Peters E, Lung KE. Clinical presentation and differential diagnosis of the nasolabial cyst. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 2003;69:138-141. Nixdorf DR, Heo G, Major PD. Controlled trial of botulinum toxin A for chronic myogenous orofacial pain. Pain 2002; 99:465-473.
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Brief Biographical Data: | Dr. Nixdorf is a 1996 graduate of the University of Alberta, Faculty of Dentistry. Along with completing a residency in hospital dentistry, Dr. Nixdorf completed a Master of Science degree at the Ohio State University. He then completed an Anesthesia fellowship at Johns Hopkins University and an Orofacial Pain fellowship at the University of Alberta. Currently he is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota in the Division of TMD/Orofacial Pain. His clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of headache and neuropathic pains, while his research interests are medication treatment options for orofacial pains as well as the understanding the interaction between headache and TMD. Dr. Nixdorf is a Diplomate of both the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology (NDBA) and the American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP). He severed a 5-year term as an oral board examiner, with the last year being the Chair of the Examination Council for the ABOP. |
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