Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Synchronized with Chewing Exercises on Bite Force and Masseter Muscle Thickness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in South Korea: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for older adults with oral frailty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Interferential current stimulation during dental facial treatment improves masticatory function.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Bilateral Gum Chewing as Proprioceptive Sensorimotor Re-Education for Patients with Masticatory Muscle Weakness Presenting with Orofacial Pain and Perceived Occlusal Change: A Technical Note with a Retrospective Case Series.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Atrophy Masseter Recovery by Electrical Stimulation Mediated M2-Like Macrophage Polarisation via JAK/PI3K/AKT Pathway.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
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- A critical size volumetric muscle loss model in mouse masseter with impaired mastication on nutrition.Cell proliferation · 2024Article
- Relationship between Fried's frailty phenotype and oral frailty in long-term care residents.Age and ageing · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
This study is aimed at investigating the effects of synchronized neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and chewing exercises on bite force and the masseter muscle thickness in community-dwelling older adults.
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