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The silent period in the masseter and the anterior temporal muscles at repeated registrations
Author(s) -
FURUYA RYOICHI,
HEDEGÅRD BJÖRN
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.tb00511.x
Subject(s) - silent period , masseter muscle , period (music) , jaw jerk reflex , tapping , latency stage , medicine , latency (audio) , duration (music) , jerk , dentistry , temporal muscle , audiology , orthodontics , psychology , anatomy , computer science , acoustics , telecommunications , art , physics , literature , management , classical mechanics , acceleration , stimulation , transcranial magnetic stimulation , economics
Summary Three dental nurses took part in an investigation of the reproducibility of the EMG silent period. The latency and duration of the silent period after tooth tapping and jaw jerk were found to be rather stable within the same day and between recordings every other day for 10 days. No differences in the SP variables between right and left side were found. Differences in the latency and duration of the silent period between the masseter and anterior temporal muscles during tooth tapping and jaw jerk were registered. The findings suggest functional difference between the two muscles.