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标题：Association between masticatory muscle activity and oral conditions in young female college students
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作者：Cha-Young Pyo ; Tae-Hoon Kim ; Da-Hye Kim 等
期刊名称：Anatomy & Cell Biology
印刷版ISSN：2093-3665
出版年度：2021
卷号：54
期号：4
页码：479-488
DOI：10.5115/acb.21.107
语种：English
出版社：Anatomy and Cell Biology
摘要：The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of masticatory muscle activity and various oral condition factors, and to analyze their associations in order to improve the prevention and diagnosis of masticatory muscle-related diseases. This study included 30 Korean females (mean age of 20 years, age range of 19–21 years). Participants were instructed to complete a self-written questionnaire on factors that may affect their muscle activity. Surface electromyography was used to measure the activity of the masseter and temporalis muscles. We also observed the buccal mucosa ridge, tongue indentation, tooth cracks and fractures, and mandibular tori in the oral cavity. Spearman correlation analysis and the nonparametric Mann–Whitney U test were applied to the data. When subjects had temporomandibular disorder, the right temporalis muscle exhibited significantly lower activity ( P<0.05). Those who had received orthodontic treatment within the previous 2 years showed significantly lower activity of the left masseter muscle ( P<0.05). Those who had a left buccal mucosa ridge exhibited lower activity of the left masseter muscle and higher activity of the right temporalis muscle compared with those without such a ridge ( P<0.05). Participants with no tongue indentation showed significantly higher activity in the left masseter muscle ( P<0.05). These results indicate that there are relationships between masticatory muscle activity and various factors related to the oral condition.
关键词：Masticatory muscles; Buccal mucosa ridge; Tongue indentation; Tooth cracks; Mandibular torus