Short-Term Effects of Anterior and Posterior Bite Blocks on the Electromyographic Activity of the Masticatory Muscles in Healthy Volunteers: An Analysis of Variability.

Vincenzo D'Antò, Giorgio Oliva, Rosaria Bucci, Roberto Rongo, Ruggiero Valentino, Ambrosina Michelotti

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Article in Dentistry journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Vincenzo D'AntòSection of Orthodontics, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Oral Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1695-0927

Giorgio OlivaSection of Orthodontics, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Oral Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.

Rosaria BucciSection of Orthodontics, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Oral Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.

Roberto RongoSection of Orthodontics, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Oral Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9741-794X

Ruggiero ValentinoSection of Orthodontics, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Oral Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.

Ambrosina MichelottiSection of Orthodontics, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Oral Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.

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bite blocksclear alignerscluster analysismasticatory musclesorthodonticssomatosensory amplificationsurface electromyography

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PMID42645439

DOI10.3390/dj14080465

PMCPMC13511490

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