ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
Accuracy of Surface Electromyography in the Diagnosis of Pain-Related Temporomandibular Disorders in Children with Awake Bruxism.
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- The impact of malocclusion on the prevalence of pain-related temporomandibular disorders in children and adolescents: a systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluation of laser acupuncture versus physical therapy intervention in management of bruxism in children: a randomized controlled trial.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- EMG Indices in TMJ Disorder Patients: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Bladder and bowel dysfunction in children with sleep bruxism.International urology and nephrology · 2025Article
- Neurophysiological Examination for the Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders: A Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Use of Surface Electromyography to Evaluate Effects of Therapeutic Methods on Masticatory Muscle Activity in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Surface electromyography in the assessment of masticatory muscle activity in patients with pain-related temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Do Temporomandibular Disorder Patients with Joint Pain Exhibit Forward Head Posture? A Cephalometric Study.Pain research & management · 2023Article
- Ecological Momentary Assessment of Masseter Muscle Activity in Patients with Bruxism.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Masticatory Myoelectric Side Modular Ratio Asymmetry during Maximal Biting in Women with and without Temporomandibular Disorders.Biosensors · 2022Article
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Abstract
The study assessed masticatory muscle electromyographic (EMG) activity in both children diagnosed with pain-related temporomandibular disorders (TMD-P) and awake bruxism (AB) and in children without TMD, as well as the diagnostic value of surface electromyography (sEMG) in diagnosing TMD-P in subjects with AB. After evaluation based on the Axis I of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD), 30 children diagnosed with myofascial pain were included in the myofascial pain group and 30 children without TMD diagnosis comprised the control group (mean age of 9.49 ± 1.34 years). The activity of the anterior temporal (TA) and masseter (MM) muscle was assessed bilaterally using a DAB-Bluetooth device (zebris Medical GmBH, Germany) at rest and during maximum voluntary clenching (MVC). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to determine the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the normalized sEMG data. Statistically significant intergroup differences were observed in TA and MM muscle EMG activity at rest and during MVC. Moderate degree of sEMG accuracy in discriminating between TMD-P and non-TMD children was observed for TA
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