Ultrasonographic and electromyographic evaluation of three types of occlusal splints on masticatory muscle activity, thickness, and length in patients with bruxism.

Bora AkatSinem Atay GörürAyben BayrakHakan ErenNecati EresYezdan ErkcanMehmet Ali Kiliçarslan Kaan Orhan

Published in: Cranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice (2020)

A decrease in EMG activity occurred with all three splint types and was most prominent in the hard occlusal splint group. Ultrasonographic measurements of muscle length and thickness should be used alongside EMG to measure muscle activity in bruxism patients.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
optical coherence tomography
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
high density