College of Dentistry
Fillingim Lab
Led by Roger B Fillingim · Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science
What we study
The Fillingim Lab studies why people differ in how they feel pain, looking at biological, psychological and social factors. Current studies test mindfulness and self-hypnosis for older adults, light therapy for jaw (TMD) pain, and how sleep problems affect chronic pain.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Projects
- 4
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Mechanisms of Mindfulness Meditation and Self-Hypnosis for Pain in Older Adults with Chronic Pain
This project explores how mindfulness and self-hypnosis help older adults manage chronic pain.
Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder Pain
This study examines the biological, psychological, and social factors contributing to shoulder pain.
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Photobiomodulation for the management of Temporomandibular disorder pain
This research investigates using light therapy to reduce pain from temporomandibular disorders.
Sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances as risk and progression factors for multiple chronic pain conditions
This project looks at how sleep and circadian rhythm issues affect chronic pain.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Quarterly Sleep–Pain Coupling in Knee Pain: Pain-to-Sleep Dominance, Localization Dependence, and Reward-Circuit Moderation of Sleep-to-Pain Coupling
2026 · Journal of Pain
Tracked sleep and pain patterns over three years in knee pain patients.
- Sleep‐Severity Profiles in Temporomandibular Disorder: A Cluster‐Analytic Approach to Identifying Biopsychosocial Subgroups
2026 · Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
Grouped temporomandibular disorder patients by sleep problems.
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- The Independent and Combined Effects of Mindfulness Meditation and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Central Pain Processing in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
2026 · Arthritis Care & Research
Examined mindfulness and brain stimulation for knee osteoarthritis pain.
- CYP2D6 ‐Guided Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Multi‐Center Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
2026 · Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Tested if genetic-guided opioid therapy helps chronic pain patients.
- An updated analysis of discharge opioid-prescribing patterns across surgical specialties in the USA
2026 · Surgical Endoscopy
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How to reach out
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