Psychological Features Associated With Awake Bruxism in Painful TMD: The Role of Anxiety. [PDF]
Objective: Evaluate the role of anxiety by comparing the frequency of AB behaviours, as well as levels of perceived stress, pain catastrophizing and depressive symptoms among patients with painful TMD, categorised by clinical anxiety levels. Methods and Study Protocol: TMD anxiety subgroups (N = 72): Clinical elevated anxiety symptoms (T ≥ 61) n = 30 ...
Medina Flores D +4 more
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Factors influencing self-reported tooth clenching/grinding in dental patients
Objective: This study evaluates the prevalence of self-reported tooth clenching and grinding among dental school patients and explores its associations with demographic and clinical factors.
Leonardo Marchini, Fang Qian
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Background/objectives: The potential advantages of wearing customized bite-aligning mouthguards on several performance parameters such as muscular strength, power and reaction time have been reported.
Adrià Miró +6 more
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Combat and Warfare in the Early Paleolithic and Medically Unexplained Musculo-Facial Pain in the 21st Century War Veterns and Active-Duty Military Personnel [PDF]
In a series of recent articles, we suggest that family dentists, military dentists and psychiatrists with expertise in posttraumatic stress disorder (especially in the Veterans Health Administration) are likely to see an increased number of patients ...
Bernstein, Dr. David M. +4 more
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A transparent, deformable stevia–PVA hydrogel triboelectric nanogenerator delivers significantly enhanced mechanical strength and electrical output through biomimetic hydrogen‐bonded networks. Coupled with machine learning–assisted signal recognition, the self‐powered hydrogel enables accurate human‐motion sensing for intelligent wearable and IoT ...
Thien Trung Luu +5 more
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The Effect of Concurrent Activation Potentiation on the Knee Extensor and Flexor Performance of Men and Women [PDF]
This study evaluated the effect of remote voluntary contractions (RVC) during isometric and isokinetic knee flexion and extension tests and evaluated gender differences therein.
Ebben, William +3 more
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Self-reported muscle pain in adolescents with migraine and tension-type headache [PDF]
Aim: To identify possible associations between muscular pain and headache in adolescents in a large population-based sample. Methods: Grammar school students were invited to fill in a questionnaire on headache and associated lifestyle factors.
Blaschek, Astrid +9 more
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Chemically Doped Conductive Polymers for Wearable Health Monitoring
Among conductive polymers, poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), polyaniline (PANI), and polypyrrole (PPy) are the most studied and applied. Chemical doping significantly boosts intrinsic conductivity and mechanical robustness.
Mengdi Zuo +5 more
wiley +1 more source
EMG Analysis of Concurrent Activation Potentiation [PDF]
Purpose: This study evaluated the effect of remote voluntary contractions (RVC) on concentric isokinetic knee extensor and flexor peak torque, rate of torque development, power, and work, the activation of the affected muscles, and gender differences ...
Ebben, William +3 more
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The feasibility of a custom-made endoprosthesis in mandibular reconstruction: implant design and finite element analysis [PDF]
This work studies the feasibility of custom-made endoprosthesis in the reconstruction of major mandibular defects. The natural anatomical and occlusal relations are used to accurately reconstruct a mandibular defect.
Alves, J. L., Pinheiro, Manuel
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