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The measurement of masseteric silent periods after experimental tooth grinding
Author(s) -
COX P. J.,
ALKHATEEB T. L.,
ROTHWELL P. S.,
DUXBURY A. J.
Publication year - 1982
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.1365-2842.1982.tb01038.x
Subject(s) - silent period , dentistry , medicine , duration (music) , period (music) , audiology , orthodontics , acoustics , stimulation , transcranial magnetic stimulation , physics
Summary Masseteric silent periods were recorded in normal subjects who performed experimental bruxism. All subjects showed a significant increase in silent period duration immediately following and 3 h after a session of experimental bruxism. The silent period had returned to presessional levels by 3 weeks.