Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal
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March, 2009, Vol. 11, No. 1

CONTENTS

ABSTRACTS

The First International Baltic Ossoeintegration Academy (BOA) Congress "Thoughtful Look to the Nowadays Problems in Oral Implantology. 12-13 June 2009, Kaunas, Lithuania

REVIEWS

Attitudes of general dental practitioners towards endodontic standarts and adoption of new technology: Literature review
Vytaute Peciuliene, Rasmute Maneliene, Saulius Drukteinis, Jurate Rimkuviene
11-14

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Three-dimensional assessment of musculoskeletal features in Class II and Class III patients
Katrina Zepa, Ilga Urtane, Zane Krisjane, Gaida Krumina
15-20

In vitro study of microbial leakage in roots filled with EndoREZ sealer/EndoREZ® Points and AH Plus sealer/conventional gutta-percha points
Saulius Drukteinis, Vytaute Peciuliene, Rasmute Maneliene, Ruta Bendinskaite
21-25

REVIEWS
Occlusal features and masticatory muscles activity. A review of electromyographic studies
Francesca Trovato, Bruno Orlando, Mario Bosco
26-31

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Three-dimensional evaluation of TMJ parameters in Class II and Class III patients
Zane Krisjane, Ilga Urtane, Gaida Krumina, Katrina Zepa
32-36

CLINICAL CASE REPORTS

Accessory parotid gland carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma. Case study diagnosed by fine needle aspiration
D. Tamiolakis, T. S. Chimona, G. Georgiou, E. Proimos, S. Nikolaidou,
G. Perogamvrakis, C. E. Papadakis

37-40

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Occlusal features and masticatory muscles activity.
A review of electromyographic studies

Francesca Trovato, Bruno Orlando, Mario Bosco

Summary

Objective. Since there is no consensus on the association between occlusion and temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), the aim of the present paper was to conduct a review of electromyographic studies, in order to asses the relationship between various occlusal features and masticatory muscles' activity.

Material and methods. An exhaustive MEDLINE computer search was performed to identify all experimental studies present in the English literature describing the relationship between the electromyographyc evaluation of patients and their occlusal morphology.

Results. The search methodology provided a total of 102 abstracts and from these 11 full reports were required as full text. Of the 11 articles selected, 8 studied the variation of the muscular activity as a consequence of the experimental introduction of occlusal disturbances whereas the remaining three studies estimated the electrical muscular characteristics without any artificial alteration of the occlusal morphology.

Conclusion. The results obtained seem to suggest that occlusal features can affect the electrical signals recordings of masticatory muscles. Further researches are strongly requested to realize if this altered muscular activity can turns in the occurrence of TMDs.

Key words: electromyography, masticatory muscles, temporomandibular disorders, occlusion.

Received: 30 11 2007

Accepted for publishing: 26 03 2009


*Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.

Francesca Trovato* – Research Fellow

Bruno Orlando* – Research Fellow

Mario Bosco* – Professor of Prosthodontics

Address correspondence to Dr. Francesca Trovato, Via Alberto Mario 11, 97018 Scicli (RG), Italy.

E-mail address: fratrov@yahoo.it