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Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2021 Introduction: Bruxism is a multifactorial phenomenon that involves grinding or clenching of teeth. The parafunctional habit includes abnormal tooth wear, tooth fracture, pain, and tooth mobility, along with headaches and facial muscle hypertrophy.
Anam Hussain +7 more
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Type of correlation between bite force and EMG activity of the temporalis and masseter muscles during maximal and submaximal clenching [PDF]
Folia Medica, 2023 Introduction: Maximal bite force is an important determinant of masticatory function and is essential for the estimation of dental status. Bite force is usually measured by gnathodynamometry.
Vladimir Bogdanov
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Effect of static and dynamic jaw positions on postural stability among people with blindness
Brain and Behavior, 2022 Background In comparison with the people with normal sight, the mean center of gravity (COG) velocity is significantly higher among blind people. A strong relationship has been shown between jaw and neck sensorimotor and postural control.
Ahmad H. Alghadir +4 more
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Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 2023 Background/Objective: The possible mechanisms supporting the relationship between the masticatory and the musculoskeletal systems have been recently investigated. It has been suggested that jaw clenching promotes ergogenic effects on prime movers through
Adrià Miró +4 more
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Anxiety and clenching as contributing factors of recurrent aphthous stomatitis
Scientific Dental Journal, 2019 Background: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common oral mucosa disease. Anxiety plays a role in the development of RAS, as it can lead to parafunctional oral habits such as bruxism (teeth grinding or jaw clenching) that may injure the mucosa ...
Wiwik Mayanti +2 more
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The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society, 2022 Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the function and coordination of masticatory muscles for patients with two implant-supported mandibular overdenture (ISOD) with that of conventional complete dentures (CCD) using surface electromyography (sEMG ...
Yashi Garg, Rahul Nagrath, Manesh Lahori
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Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Context of Human Brain Evolution:A Role for Theory in DSM-V? [PDF]
, 2008 The “hypervigilance, escape, struggle, tonic immobility”\ud evolutionarily hardwired acute peritraumatic response\ud sequence is important for clinicians to understand. Our\ud commentary supplements the useful article on human\ud tonic immobility (TI) by
Bracha, Dr. H. Stefan +1 more
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Self-reported bruxism and stress and anxiety in adults: A study from Iran [PDF]
Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2021 BACKGROUND AND AIM: The habit of grinding teeth together is called grinding and the scientific term is “bruxism”. Bruxism usually occurs in deep sleep or when the person is under stress.
Maryam Alsadat Hashemipour +2 more
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Do actions occur inside the body? [PDF]
, 2000 The paper offers a critical examination of Jennifer Hornsby's view that actions are internal to the body. It focuses on three of Hornsby's central claims: (P) many actions are bodily movements (in a special sense of the word “movement”) (Q) all actions ...
C. McGinn +15 more
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BMC Neurology, 2022 Objective To assess the nocioceptive input of habitual nocturnal jaw clenching that acts as a contributing factor in migraine pathogenesis. Background Habitual nocturnal jaw clenching has been implicated as a trigger, particularly in those whose ...
Andrew M. Blumenfeld, James P. Boyd
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