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Abstract
Objectives: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are one of the leading causes of craniofacial pain, and a high incidence of TMDs in young adults has been reported. Previous studies have used surface electromyography (sEMG) and mandibular kinematic analysis for TMDs diagnosis. This study aimed to provide normal reference values of sEMG and mandibular kinematics in Han Chinese adults, compare the sex differences and assess their diagnosis value on pain-free articular TMDs.
Materials and methods: This observational study recruited healthy young adults with individual normal occlusion and nonpainful articular TMDs patients with disc displacement. The sEMG signals of the anterior temporalis (TA), masseter (MM), and sternocleidomastoid and digastric were recorded in the mandibular postural positions (MPP) and during maximal voluntary clenching (MVC) with K7 electromyograph. Mandibular kinematics, including maximum opening and opening/closing velocities, were assessed by K7 kinesiograph.
Results: The sEMG reference values ranged from 3.0 to 4.3 µV in the MPP (n = 90) in healthy subjects. The sEMG values during MVC, maximum opening, and opening velocity were significantly higher in males than in females. Also, these indices showed good diagnostic efficiency for pain-free articular TMDs (n = 26).
Conclusions: Reference values and sex differences in sEMG and mandibular kinematics in healthy subjects were determined. Compared with them, articular TMDs patients showed significantly lower myoelectric activity during maximal biting and restricted mouth opening range and velocity, which may assist in TMDs diagnosis.
Clinical relevance: By analyzing sEMG of masticatory muscle and mandibular kinematics data from healthy Han Chinese young adults and TMDs patients with disc displacement, this study evaluated the sex difference and their diagnosis value on nonpainful TMDs with disc displacement.
期刊介绍:
The journal Clinical Oral Investigations is a multidisciplinary, international forum for publication of research from all fields of oral medicine. The journal publishes original scientific articles and invited reviews which provide up-to-date results of basic and clinical studies in oral and maxillofacial science and medicine. The aim is to clarify the relevance of new results to modern practice, for an international readership. Coverage includes maxillofacial and oral surgery, prosthetics and restorative dentistry, operative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology, orthodontics, dental materials science, clinical trials, epidemiology, pedodontics, oral implant, preventive dentistiry, oral pathology, oral basic sciences and more.