The influence of dental status on masticatory muscle activity in elderly patients.

IZ Alajbeg, M Valentic-Peruzovic… - International …, 2005 - search.ebscohost.com
Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine whether elevator and depressor
muscle activity during 5 minutes of mastication is affected by the presence of a prosthetic …

Effects of a functional appliance on masticatory muscles of young adults suffering from muscle‐related temporomandibular disorders

T Castroflorio, F Talpone, A Deregibus… - Journal of Oral …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
summary The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of an original orthodontic
functional appliance [function generating bite for deep bite correction (FGB‐D)] on …

Ageing and surface EMG activity patterns of masticatory muscles

FA Cecílio, SCH Regalo, M Palinkas… - Journal of Oral …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of age on the electromyographic
activity of masticatory muscles. All volunteers were Brazilian, fully dentate (except for Group I …

Skeletal sagittal and vertical facial types and electromyographic activity of the masticatory muscle

BK Cha, CH Kim, SH Baek - The Angle Orthodontist, 2007 - meridian.allenpress.com
Objective: To investigate the electromyographic activities of the anterior temporal (T) and
masseter (M) muscles in different facial skeletal types. Materials and Methods: The samples …

Can short-term oral fine motor training affect precision of task performance and induce cortical plasticity of the jaw muscles?

H Zhang, A Kumar, M Kothari, X Luo… - Experimental brain …, 2016 - Springer
The aim was to test the hypothesis that short-term oral sensorimotor training of the jaw
muscles would increase the precision of task performance and induce neuroplastic changes …

Stomathognatic system function in indigenous people from Brazilian Xingu villages: An electromyographic analysis

C Moreto Santos, M Palinkas, W Mestriner-Júnior… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The maintenance of postural balance can be influenced by the lifestyle of a population. This
study aimed to determine the electromyographic activity of the masseter and temporalis …

Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the masticatory muscles and physiologic sleep variables in adults with cerebral palsy: a novel therapeutic approach

LC Giannasi, MY Matsui, SRB Freitas, BF Caldas… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a term employed to define a group of non-progressive neuromotor
disorders caused by damage to the immature or developing brain, with consequent …

Myoelectric manifestations of jaw elevator muscle fatigue and recovery in healthy and TMD subjects

T Castroflorio, D Falla, GM Tartaglia… - Journal of Oral …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of muscle pain and fatigue on the control of jaw elevator muscles are not well
known. Furthermore, the myoelectric manifestations of fatigue and recovery from fatigue in …

Structural brain feature is associated with changes of masticatory performance in healthy elderly people: Evidence from longitudinal neuroimaging research over two …

YT Chan, CS Lin - Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Human neuroimaging studies have revealed the association between brain
structure and masticatory function. However, the majority of the studies adopted a cross …

Activation of lower limb muscles with different types of mount in hippotherapy

MF Ribeiro, AP Espindula, DEB Júnior… - Journal of bodywork and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To analyze muscle activation of lower limbs (LL) of subjects in hippotherapy
sessions. Methods The study included 10 healthy subjects, five male and five female, with …