An investigation of the simultaneously recorded occlusal contact and surface electromyographic activity of jaw-closing muscles for patients with temporomandibular disorders and a scissors-bite relationship.
Surface electromyographic (SEMG) activity of the masseter and anterior temporalis (TA) muscles has been reported to be associated with occlusion and orofacial pain. However, our recent report did not reveal an association between the side of orofacial pain and the side showing higher or lower level of SEMG activity of masseter or TA. The present purpose was to re-test this association in patients who had unilateral scissors-bite relationship. Thirty-two unilateral scissors-bite femalepatients complaining of unilateral orofacial pain (n=15) or TMJ sounds (n=17) were enrolled to simultaneously record contacts, force distribution of occlusion, and SEMG activity of masseter and TA during centric maximal voluntary clenching (MVC). The results indicated that neither orofacial pain nor the TMJ sounds had an association with the masseter's SEMG values, while scissors-bite had (P<0.05). A lower SEMG value for masseter was found on the scissors-bite side where there was a smaller number of contacts and a lower biting force distribution (P<0.05). No such association was revealed in TA. In conclusion, in patients with unilateral TMD symptom(s) and scissors-bite, the jawclosing muscles' SEMG activity during centric MVC was associated with the scissors-bite rather than the symptoms of orofacial pain or TMJ sounds.
State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Dept. Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
Kun
K
Qi
State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Dept. Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
Shao-Xiong
SX
Guo
State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Dept. Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
YiFei
Y
Xu
State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Dept. Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
Qi
Q
Deng
State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Dept. Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
Lu
L
Liu
State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Dept. Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
Baoyong
B
Li
State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Dept. Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China. Electronic address: mqwang@fmmu.edu.cn.
Mei-Qing
MQ
Wang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001732:Bite Force; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000502:physiology*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*
Scissors-bite; Surface electromyographic activity; T-scan; TMD symptom