Parafunctional masseter muscle activity during waking is related to periodontitis progression: A pilot prospective cohort study.

Daisuke EkuniSeiya KatoShigehisa KawakamiTakayuki MaruyamaKota KataokaYoko FukuharaDaiki FukuharaNaoki ToyamaAya YokoiMd Monirul IslamSubrina Binta KhairNaoki KodamaManabu Morita

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2021)

Our results suggest that parafunctional masseter muscle activity during waking hours is a risk factor for periodontitis progression among patients receiving SPT.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
botulinum toxin
study protocol
clinical trial