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The masseteric silent period following experimental bruxism in subjects wearing acrylic anterior bite planes
Author(s) -
COX P. J.,
ROTHWELL P. S.,
DUXBURY A. J.
Publication year - 1983
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.1365-2842.1983.tb00099.x
Subject(s) - silent period , medicine , period (music) , dentistry , orthodontics , art , aesthetics , stimulation , transcranial magnetic stimulation
Summary Masseteric silent periods were recorded in normal subjects who performed experimental bruxism whilst wearing an acrylic anterior bite plane. No significant increase of the silent period duration occurred. The results are compared with similar studies without the anterior bite plane.