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. 2015 Apr 1;7(2):e310-5.
doi: 10.4317/jced.52125. eCollection 2015 Apr.

Investigating activity of masticatory muscles in patients with hypermobile temporomandibular joints by using EMG

Amin Davoudi  1 , Abbas Haghighat  2 , Oleg Rybalov  3 , Elham Shadmehr  4 , Amin Hatami  5
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Investigating activity of masticatory muscles in patients with hypermobile temporomandibular joints by using EMG

Amin Davoudi et al. J Clin Exp Dent. .

Abstract

Background: Temporomandibular joint hypermobility (TMJH) can manifest higher range of motions in mandible. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the activity of masticatory muscle of TMJs in healthy individuals and patients with mild, moderate and severe TMJH.

Material and methods: In this clinical study, 69 patients (between the ages of 22 to 42) with manifestation of TMJH were included. The patients were divided into three groups based on their maximum mouth opening (MMO): (light) with MMO of 50-55 mm; (moderate) with MMO between 55 to 65 mm; and (severe) with MMO >65 mm. Also, 20 healthy people with profiled tomography in the last 6 months were invited as control group (healthy) with normal MMO (<50 mm). All the groups subjected to electromyogram (EMG) in 2 steps: maximal voluntary clenching (MVC) of the jaws; and during chewing of bread by using one side of the jaws voluntary. The collected data were analyzed by Student T-test and Chi-Square tests using SPSS software version 15 at significant level of 0.05.

Results: Both TMJs of light, moderate and severe groups showed significant differences in frequency, time of activity and rest in comparison with healthy group during chewing and MVC (all p values < 0.01).

Conclusions: Masticatory muscles activity reduced in relation with the severity of TMJH and higher excessive mouth opening. Key words:Electromyography, joint hypermobility, mouth opening, tempormandibular joint.

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Figure 1
Efficacy of activity index (EAI).
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Figure 2
The EMG graphs of all the groups during MVC.
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The EMG graphs of all the groups during chewing soft ray bread.
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