Observational studyClinical and experimental dental research2022
Impaired tongue motor control after temporomandibular disorder: A proof-of-concept case-control study of tongue print.
Observational study in Clinical and experimental dental research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04102306 (Assessing Motor Imagery Using the Tongue and Mouth Imagery Questionnaire), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Assessing Motor Imagery Using the Tongue and Mouth Imagery Questionnaire (TMIQ) in Patients With Temporomandibular Disorder and Healthy Control Subjects: a Reliability and Construct Validity Study
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Ultrasound quantification of tongue-palate distance and tongue thickness in TMD patients: changes after physical therapy and comparison with healthy controls.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Reliability of ultrasound-based measurements for tongue-palate distance and tongue thickness assessment in healthy individuals.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Impaired tongue motor control after temporomandibular disorder: A proof-of-concept case-control study of tongue print.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2022Observational
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundTemporomandibular disorder (TMD) perturbs the tongue motor control and consequently impairs oral function, but strength training reduces this impairment. However, tongue motor control is widely reduced to a matter of strength.
objectivesTo investigate the accuracy of the tongue placement as a measure of tongue motor control in patients with TMD compared with age- and sex-matched healthy participants. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis proof-of-concept case-control study was prospective, observational, and part of the TMIQ study (NCT04102306). After pointing against a wood stick while maintaining the tongue as sharp as possible, the examinator drew the contour of the tongue print on the wood stick, which was then scanned for image analyses to compute the area for each participant using ImageJ.
resultsA total of 94 participants were included, all patients with TMD (n = 47) diagnosed with myalgia, 61% with intra-articular joint disorder accordingly to the DC/TMD. The median (IQR) tongue print area was 117 (111) mm
conclusionThe results suggest that TMD impairs the motor control of the tongue. Therefore, the sharpest tongue pointing test may constitute a simple and accessible clinical tool to assess the accuracy of tongue placement in TMD patients. The study was registered on ClinicalTrial.gov with identification number NCT04102306.
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