Baseline masticatory muscles' performance may predict pain relief in temporomandibular disorders.

Riccardo RosatiMatteo ValDaniele ManfrediniDaniela CarmagnolaClaudia FortunatiLuca Guarda-NardiniClaudia Dellavia

Published in: Oral diseases (2024)

Temporomandibular disorders patients showed a different muscular recruitment pattern compared to controls. The lesser the pre-treatment masseters symmetry, the greater the improvement of pain at rest after treatment.

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