ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2019
The role of electrophysiological investigations of masticatory muscles in patients with persistent idiopathic facial pain.
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- Predictive role of gnathological techniques for the treatment of persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP).Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionThe authors tried to establish whether there is any electrophysiological difference of masticatory muscle activity between patients with persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) and healthy subjects.
methodsTwenty-eight PIFP patients (6 men and 22 women, mean age 40 years) and 28 normal subjects (12 men and 16 women, mean age 40 years) underwent EMG of temporal and masseter muscles before and after transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS).
resultsAfter TENS stimulation, the mean amplitude difference was found to be smaller than the baseline before TENS in the PIFP patients compared with healthy subjects.
conclusionsThe peculiar behavior of masticatory muscles after TENS could be relevant in order to explain the well-known improvement of pain reported by some PIFP patients after orthosis positioning.
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