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No effect of experimental occlusal interferences on pressure pain thresholds of the masseter and temporalis muscles in healthy women.

Michelotti, A; Farella, M; Steenks, M H; Gallo, L M; Palla, S (2006). No effect of experimental occlusal interferences on pressure pain thresholds of the masseter and temporalis muscles in healthy women. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 114(2):167-170.

Abstract

It has been suggested that occlusal interferences may lead to pain and tenderness of the masticatory muscles. Tender jaw muscles are more sensitive to pressure pain, as assessed by means of pressure algometry. We tested the effects of occlusal interferences on the pressure pain threshold of the jaw muscles by means of a double-blind randomized crossover experiment carried out on 11 young healthy females. Golden strips were glued either to an occlusal contact area (active interference) or to the vestibular surface of the same tooth (dummy interference) and left for 8 d each. Pressure pain thresholds of the masseter and anterior temporalis muscles were assessed under interference-free, dummy-interference and active-interference conditions. The results indicated that the application of an active occlusal interference, as used in this study, did not influence significantly the pressure pain thresholds of these muscles in healthy individuals.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Center for Dental Medicine > Clinic for Masticatory Disorders
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > General Dentistry
Language:English
Date:1 April 2006
Deposited On:11 Feb 2008 12:23
Last Modified:01 Nov 2024 02:36
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:0909-8836
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00298.x
PubMed ID:16630310
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