Putting the “sensory” into sensorimotor control: the role of sensorimotor integration in goal-directed hand movements after stroke

LL Edwards, EM King, CM Buetefisch… - Frontiers in integrative …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Integration of sensory and motor information is one-step, among others, that underlies the
successful production of goal-directed hand movements necessary for interacting with our …

Jaw sensorimotor control in healthy adults and effects of ageing

L Avivi‐Arber, BJ Sessle - Journal of oral rehabilitation, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The oro‐facial sensorimotor system is a unique system significantly distinguished from the
spinal sensorimotor system. The jaw muscles are involved in mastication, swallowing and …

Effects of oral motor exercises and laser therapy on chronic temporomandibular disorders: a randomized study with follow-up

BCZ Machado, MO Mazzetto, MAMR Da Silva… - Lasers in medical …, 2016 - Springer
This study investigated the efficacy of combining low-level laser therapy (LLLT) with oral
motor exercises (OM-exercises) for rehabilitation of patients with chronic temporomandibular …

Bite or brain: implication of sensorimotor regulation and neuroplasticity in oral rehabilitation procedures

A Kumar, M Kothari, A Grigoriadis… - Journal of oral …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tooth loss, decreased mass and strength of the masticatory muscles leading to difficulty in
chewing have been suggested as important determinants of eating and nutrition in the …

Temporomandibular disorder and comorbid neck pain: facts and hypotheses regarding pain-induced and rehabilitation-induced motor activity changes

N Fougeront, B Fleiter - Canadian journal of physiology and …, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
According to the “pain adaptation model”, temporomandibular disorder (TMD)-related pain
induces a paradoxical activity of masticatory muscles: an agonistic hypoactivity during jaw …

A conceptual model of oro‐facial health with an emphasis on function

M Schimmel, G Aarab, L Baad‐Hansen… - Journal of oral …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The individual inclination to lead an autonomous life until death is associated with
requirements that may be of physiological, psychosocial and environmental nature. We aim …

Repeated tongue lift movement induces neuroplasticity in corticomotor control of tongue and jaw muscles in humans

Y Komoda, T Iida, M Kothari, O Komiyama… - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of repeated tongue lift training (TLT) on the excitability of
the corticomotor representation of the human tongue and jaw musculature. Sixteen …

Oral motor abilities are task dependent: A factor analytic approach to performance rate

A Staiger, T Schölderle, B Brendel, K Bötzel… - Journal of Motor …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Measures of performance rates in speech-like or volitional nonspeech oral motor tasks are
frequently used to draw inferences about articulation rate abnormalities in patients with …

Widespread volumetric brain changes following tooth loss in female mice

L Avivi-Arber, Z Seltzer, M Friedel, JP Lerch… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Tooth loss is associated with altered sensory, motor, cognitive and emotional functions.
These changes vary highly in the population and are accompanied by structural and …

Repeated clenching causes plasticity in corticomotor control of jaw muscles

T Iida, O Komiyama, R Obara… - European journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This study tested the effect of short‐term tooth‐clenching on corticomotor excitability of the
masseter muscle using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Fifteen subjects with normal …