Influence of vision on masticatory muscles function: surface electromyographic evaluation

Ciavarella, Domenico and Palazzo, Antonio and De Lillo, Alfredo and Lo Russo, Lucio and Paduano, Sergio and Laino, Luigi and Chimenti, Claudio and Frezza, Federica and Lo Muzio, Lorenzo (2014) Influence of vision on masticatory muscles function: surface electromyographic evaluation. Annali di stomatologia, 5 (2). pp. 61-65. ISSN 1971-1441

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Abstract

The role of the ocular disorders (OD) in pathogenesis of MMp is still a controversal issue. Ocular arc reflexes (OAR) may involve changes in head and neck posture and generate modifications of contraction resulting in muscle contraction and finally weakness. sEMG tests were performed on 28 patients (13 with masticatory muscles pain and myopia/15 healthy) in rest position with eyes open and eyes closed. Patients group control (healthy patients) showed no significance difference in sEMG record in open/close test. In non healthy patients there were great differences between the sEMG recordings with eyes closed and open. Temporalis and masseters showed a statistical difference of means activation in two tests (temporalis p = 0.0010; masseters = 0.0006). Great difference there was in means muscles activation between open eyes healthy test and non healthy. No difference in close eyes test was evaluated in temporalis and masseters close test in the two groups. The exact causes of MMp are still unknown. The role how ocular disorders (OD) may play an important role in pathogenesis of MMp is still a controversal issue. Ocular arc reflexes (OAR) may involve changes in head and neck posture and generate modifications of contraction resulting in muscle contraction and finally weakness.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: surface electromyography, masticatory muscles pain, ocular disorders
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici)
Depositing User: Marina Spanti
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2016 17:23
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2016 17:23
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/11437

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