The dental occlusion is an important aspect of clinical dentistry; there are diverse functional
demands ranging from highly precise tooth contacts to large crushing forces. Further, there …

Over the next twenty years the number of people over 60 years will exceed one billion.
Changes associated with ageing have an impact on food texture choices for healthy elders …

Masticatory muscle thickness provides objective measurements of the oral motor function,
which may change in patients with oral myofascial pain. In this study, we aimed to establish …

Temporal muscle thickness (TMT) was investigated as a novel surrogate marker on MRI
examinations of the brain, to detect patients who may be at risk for sarcopenia. TMT was …

Purpose Patients in need of extensive prosthodontic treatment may need restoration of their
occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) due to tooth wear, tooth loss, or changes that have …

The normalized electromyographic characteristics of masticatory muscles in patients with
temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) and healthy controls were compared. Thirty TMD …

Background Temporal muscle thickness (TMT) was described as a surrogate marker of
skeletal muscle mass. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic relevance of TMT in …

Objectives This study aimed to assess the correlation of temporal muscle thickness (TMT),
measured on routine cranial magnetic resonance (MR) images, with lumbar skeletal …

Objective To investigate the effects of dental/skeletal malocclusion and orthodontic treatment
on four main objective parameters of chewing and jaw function (maximum occlusal bite force …

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 …