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The variability of EMG silent periods in TMJ patients
Author(s) -
McCALL W. D.,
GALE E. N.,
UTHMAN A. A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1981.tb00482.x
Subject(s) - silent period , medicine , duration (music) , closing (real estate) , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , art , literature , stimulation , transcranial magnetic stimulation , political science , law
Summary The variability of the EMG silent period in jaw closing muscles of TMJ dysfunction patients was examined. Considerable within‐subject variability was found in the duration of the silent period. This variability increased with symptom severity. The authors recommend that multiple measurements be averaged to obtain a more accurate estimate of the silent period duration.