Quantitative electromyographic response to therapy for myo-oral facial pain: a pilot study.
In this pilot report, four of the five patients in the myofascial pain dysfunction group reported subjective improvement after 6 weeks of therapy, concomitant with a statistically significant decrease in integrated EMG Hz values in the clenched jaw position. Our results agree with those of other investigators who demonstrated a positive contribution by masticatory EMG data to confirm and quantify objectively the subjective symptoms.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011897:Random Allocation; D013165:Splints; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*