Effect of anterior repositioning splints on the electromyographic activities of masseter and anterior temporalis muscles. 1998

N Hersek, and G Uzun, and A Cindas, and S Canay, and Y G Kutsal
Department of Prosthodontics, University of Hacettepe, Turkey.

The effect of anterior repositioning (AR) splint therapy on masticatory muscle activity was investigated in seventeen patients with internal derangement; disk displacement with reduction in particular. Integrated electromyography (EMG) recordings from the masseter and anterior temporalis muscles were analyzed quantitatively during maximal biting in intercuspal position before and after eight week treatment period, EMG recordings were taken for each subject prior to the beginning of clinical therapy and final EMG recordings were made without AR splint to provide a standard for comparison. The results of the investigation revealed the following: 1. AR splint therapy did not cause any significant modification of the EMG activity in the recorded muscles during maximal biting in intercuspal position; 2. Before and after treatment the EMG activity from the masseter muscle was less than from the temporal muscle; 3. AR splint therapy resulted in reduction of the pain (88.2%) and jaw joint sounds (64.7%) and mean vertical opening which was 42.17 mm before treatment increased to 45.06 mm.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008406 Masseter Muscle A masticatory muscle whose action is closing the jaws. Masseter Muscles,Muscle, Masseter,Muscles, Masseter
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010166 Palliative Care Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed) Palliative Treatment,Palliative Supportive Care,Palliative Surgery,Palliative Therapy,Surgery, Palliative,Therapy, Palliative,Care, Palliative,Palliative Treatments,Supportive Care, Palliative,Treatment, Palliative,Treatments, Palliative
D004204 Joint Dislocations Displacement of bones from their normal positions at a joint. Inferior Dislocation,Joint Subluxations,Luxatio Erecta,Dislocation, Joint,Dislocations, Joint,Inferior Dislocations,Joint Dislocation,Joint Subluxation,Subluxation, Joint,Subluxations, Joint
D004576 Electromyography Recording of the changes in electric potential of muscle by means of surface or needle electrodes. Electromyogram,Surface Electromyography,Electromyograms,Electromyographies,Electromyographies, Surface,Electromyography, Surface,Surface Electromyographies
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D013703 Temporal Muscle A masticatory muscle whose action is closing the jaws; its posterior portion retracts the mandible. Muscle, Temporal,Muscles, Temporal,Temporal Muscles

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