The aim of this study was to evaluate masticatory muscle electrical activity in post-pubertal females with forward head posture (FHP) and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) as well as in post-pubertal females with neutral head posture and with no temporomandibular disorders.
It has been demonstrated by a previous study that a strong relationship exists between forward head posture and temporomandibular disorders and that individuals with forward head posture and temporomandibular disorders exhibit alterations in masticatory muscle electromyographic activity either as a result of the disorder itself or due to a compensatory mechanism associated with the symptoms of temporomandibular disorders . As a consequence, the aim of the study was to evaluate the electromyographic activity of the masticatory muscles in post-pubertal females with forward head posture and temporomandibular disorders as well as in post-pubertal females with neutral head posture and with no temporomandibular disorders.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
61
Assessment was done by surface electromyography (sEMG) device.
Nasser Institute for research and treatment
Cairo, Egypt
Electromyographic (EMG) activity of masticatory muscles
Measurement of bilateral EMG activity of Masseter and Anterior Temporalis muscles
Time frame: 8 months
Measurement of cranivertebral angle (CVA)
Photographic assessment of cranivertebral angle.
Time frame: 8 months
Assessment of research Diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMDS)
Temporomandibular disorders were assessed through the research Diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMDS).
Time frame: 8 months
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