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ArticleJournal of exercise science and fitness2021

Effects of wearing a customized bite-aligning mouthguard on powerful actions in highly trained swimmers.

Adrià Miró, Bernat Buscà, Mònica Solana-Tramunt, Joan Aguilera-Castells, Jordi Arboix-Alió, Fred Vergnoux, Raúl Arellano

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Article in Journal of exercise science and fitness, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adrià MiróDepartment of Sports Sciences, Ramon Llull University, FPCEE Blanquerna, Barcelona, Spain.
Bernat BuscàDepartment of Sports Sciences, Ramon Llull University, FPCEE Blanquerna, Barcelona, Spain.
Mònica Solana-TramuntDepartment of Sports Sciences, Ramon Llull University, FPCEE Blanquerna, Barcelona, Spain.
Joan Aguilera-CastellsDepartment of Sports Sciences, Ramon Llull University, FPCEE Blanquerna, Barcelona, Spain.
Jordi Arboix-AlióDepartment of Sports Sciences, Ramon Llull University, FPCEE Blanquerna, Barcelona, Spain.
Fred VergnouxRoyal Spanish Swimming Federation, Spain.
Raúl ArellanoAquatics Lab, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Spain.
Universitat Ramon Llull · ESUniversidad de Granada · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThe potential advantages of wearing customized bite-aligning mouthguards on several performance parameters such as muscular strength, power and reaction time have been reported. Literature shows that the concurrent activation potentiation phenomenon, elicited by a powered and balanced jaw clenching, can provide athletes with several neuromuscular advantages. The aim of the present study was to investigate the acute effects of jaw clenching while wearing a customized bite-aligning mouthguard on swimming start, countermovement jump and swim bench test, in contrast to two other conditions: non-jaw clenching and jaw clenching without mouthguard.

methodsA randomized, repeated measure within study design was used to compare the condition effect on eight highly trained elite male and female swimmers.

resultsStatistical analysis revealed a significant increase in the countermovement jump height (

conclusionThis study demonstrated that wearing customized, bite-aligning mouthguards had an ergogenic effect on specific measures of vertical jump and swim bench test, whereas non-meaningful but small differences were found in swimming start.

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Concurrent activation potentiationErgogenic effectsJaw-repositioningMouthpiecePower

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PMID34712336
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