The aging mouth: differentiating normal aging from disease

IB Lamster, L Asadourian, T Del Carmen… - Periodontology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aging is the physiologic change that occurs over time. In humans, this change occurs at
different rates and are related to lifestyle, environment and genetics. It can be challenging to …

The Test of Masticating and Swallowing Solids (TOMASS): reliability, validity and international normative data

ML Huckabee, T McIntosh, L Fuller… - … journal of language …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Clinical swallowing assessment is largely limited to qualitative assessment of
behavioural observations. There are limited quantitative data that can be compared with a …

Surface electromyographic assessment of patients with long lasting temporomandibular joint disorder pain

GM Tartaglia, G Lodetti, G Paiva, CM De Felicio… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The normalized electromyographic characteristics of masticatory muscles in patients with
temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) and healthy controls were compared. Thirty TMD …

Impact of sleep bruxism on masseter and temporalis muscles and bite force

M Palinkas, C Bataglion, G de Luca Canto… - CRANIO®, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the impact of sleep bruxism (SB) on
electromyography (EMG) activity and the thickness of the masseter and temporal and …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of oral exercises on masticatory function

X Shu, S He, ECM Lo… - Journal of Dental …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of the current systematic review was to summarize and to evaluate the available
information on the effectiveness of oral exercise in improving the masticatory function of …

[HTML][HTML] Reorganization of muscle activity in patients with chronic temporomandibular disorders

A Mapelli, BCZ Machado, LD Giglio, C Sforza… - Archives of oral …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate whether reorganization of muscle activity occurs in patients with
chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and, if so, how it is affected by symptomatology …

Electromyographic analysis of the stomatognathic system of children with Molar-incisor hypomineralization

MR Carvalho, SCH Regalo, S Siéssere… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Molar-incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is a qualitative defect of dental enamel
that affects one or more permanent first molars, with or without involvement of the incisor …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of periodontal disease and chewing ability on the quality of life of the elderly in an affluent community

YH Liang, C Chou, YJ Chen, YF Chou, CY Lin… - Journal of the Formosan …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background/Purpose Improvement of the medical and social environment is an important
aspect of government policies in assuring the quality of life (QoL) of older adults. However …

EMG analysis of trapezius and masticatory muscles: experimental protocol and data reproducibility

C Sforza, R Rosati, M De Menezes… - Journal of Oral …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We aimed to define a standardised protocol for the electromyographic evaluation of
trapezius muscle in dentistry and to assess its within‐and between‐session repeatability …

Electromyographic activity of masticatory muscles in elderly women–a pilot study

E Gaszynska, K Kopacz… - … Interventions in Aging, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To evaluate the effect of age and chosen factors related to aging such as
dentition, muscle strength, and nutrition on masticatory muscles electromyographic activity …