title: [Electromyography recording of the silent period in masseter muscles in persons with total dental prostheses with various vertical occlusal dimensions].
abstract: Silent period is reflex pause or period suppressed activity after some kind of simulation during or after muscular contraction. In dentistry electromyographically registered silent period has important place as method of functional diagnosis. The aim of this investigation was to establish duration of silent period in both masseter muscles of persons with complete dentures in normal increased and decreased occlusal vertical dimensions. Subjects of investigation were 4 men and 4 women, average of 65 years. Occlusal vertical dimensions were established electromyographically. For every subject tree sets of complete dentures were made: with normal, increased and decreased occlusal vertical dimension for 4 mm. Silent period was registered by "Medlec" Mystro-MS 20 apparatus with intramuscular leads. The differences of silent period duration were registered among all three vertical dimensions, especially between and increased occlusal vertical dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Vojnomedicinska akademija, Klinika za stomatologiju, Beograd.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Miljković
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anojcić
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teodosijević
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Majstorović
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003824:Denture, Complete; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Elektromiografska registracija perioda tisine m. masseter-a kod osoba sa totalnim zubnim protezama pri razlicitim visinama vertikalne dimenzije okluzije.