Masticatory muscle activity evaluation by electromyography in subjects with zygomatic implants [PDF]
, 2017 Zygomatic implants are an alternative treatment in the rehabilitation of atrophic maxilla to promote stability in the stomatognathic system. The aim of this study was to compare the electromyographic (EMG) activity of masseter and temporalis muscles in ...
Bersani, Edmilson +10 more
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Association between severe asthma and changes in the stomatognathic system. [PDF]
J Bras Pneumol, 2016 ABSTRACT Objective: To describe orofacial muscle function in patients with severe asthma. Methods: This was a descriptive study comparing patients with severe controlled asthma (SCA) and severe uncontrolled asthma (SUA). We selected 160 patients, who completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and the 6-item Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ-6), as well
Carvalho-Oliveira M +3 more
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Força dos músculos cérvico-escapulares e a severidade da disfunção temporomandibular em mulheres com cervicalgia mecânica [PDF]
, 2016 Introdução: modificações da função muscular cervical têm sido verificadas em pacientes com cervicalgia e DTM. Entretanto, ainda não é conhecida a relação entre a severidade da DTM e a força muscular cervical na presença/ausência de cervicalgia. Objetivo:
Bordin, Juliana +4 more
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GelsThermosensitive hydrogels undergo reversible sol-gel phase transitions in response to changes in temperature. Owing to their excellent biocompatibility, mild reaction conditions, and controllable gelation properties, these hydrogels represent a promising
Tianyang Lv +6 more
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Three-Dimensional Geometric Morphometric Characterization of Facial Sexual Dimorphism in Juveniles
DiagnosticsBackground: The characterization of facial sexual dimorphic patterns in healthy populations serves as valuable normative data to tailor functionally effective surgical treatments and predict their aesthetic outcomes and to identify dysmorphic facial ...
Riccardo Solazzo +5 more
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Prevalence of malocclusions in the 13-20-year-old categories of football athletes [PDF]
, 2011 The dentist can offer athletes improvement in their physical performance through the maintenance of oral health, preventing and treating any and all changes in the stomatognathic system, such as dental malocclusions, that compromise the athletes ...
COTO, Neide Pena +3 more
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Recreational strategies for the elimination of pacifier and finger sucking habits [PDF]
, 2011 PURPOSE: To verify the efficacy of recreational strategies of awareness for spontaneous removal of finger sucking or pacifier habits in children. METHODS: Fifteen children (nine female and six male), with ages ranging from 4 to 8 years (mean age of 5.6 ...
Gonçalves, Maria Inês Rebelo +1 more
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Protocol for the functional evaluation of the stomatognathic system.
International Journal of Medical and Surgical Sciences, 2019 Alterations in breathing, chewing and swallowing are considered risk factors for functional disorders on the stomatognathic system. Thus, there is a need to have a protocol for functional evaluation that contributes to systematize the processes and procedures, unifying criteria for diagnosis. The objective of this study was to design a Protocol for the
Ana Molina +4 more
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Comparison of Different 3D Surface Registration-Based Methods to Assess Facial Asymmetry
DiagnosticsBackground/Objectives: Facial asymmetry is gaining an increasing diagnostic interest in many clinical contexts. Several three-dimensional surface-based methods have been proposed for its assessment; however, they might provide non-equivalent data.
Annalisa Cappella +7 more
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Intraoral Vertical Ramus Osteotomy Improved the Stomatognathic Function in an Elderly Patient with Mandibular Protrusion:A Case Report [PDF]
, 2010 This article reports the successful surgical-orthodontic treatment of an elderly patient with dentofacial deformity and signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder (TMD).
Ishihara, Yoshihito +4 more
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