title: Nocturnal electromyographic evaluation of bruxism patients undergoing short term splint therapy.
abstract: Eight confirmed bruxist subjects were investigated using portable electromyographic equipment. Nocturnal masseteric muscle activity, as measured by electromyography, was reduced immediately following the insertion of a full arch maxillary stabilization splint. It remained low until the splints were removed, at which time all but one subject's EMG values returned to pretreatment levels. Although the short-term spling therapy did not show a permanent reduction in EMG levels, a dramatic reduction has been demonstrated during treatment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002012:Bruxism / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013165:Splints; D013997:Time Factors