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Delayed‐onset muscle soreness does not influence occlusal sensitivity and position sense of the mandible
Author(s) -
Bucci R.,
Lobbezoo F.,
Michelotti A.,
Orfanou C.,
Koutris M.
Publication year - 2017
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/joor.12528
Subject(s) - masticatory force , medicine , delayed onset muscle soreness , eccentric , analysis of variance , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , repeated measures design , concentric , bite force quotient , orthodontics , physical therapy , muscle damage , statistics , physics , botany , mathematics , quantum mechanics , biology , genus , geometry
Summary Masticatory muscle‐pain patients often complain about sensorimotor changes, but the effects of pain on the psychophysical properties remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of delayed‐onset muscle soreness ( DOMS ) on the jaw's position sense ( PS ) and occlusal sensitivity ( OS ). In all, 12 participants underwent intense concentric–eccentric jaw exercises. Self‐reported muscle fatigue and pain, pain‐free maximum mouth opening ( MMO ), pain pressure thresholds ( PPT s) at right and left masseter and right and left anterior temporalis, maximum voluntary bite force ( MVBF ), PS and OS were recorded before, immediately after, 24 h, 48 h and 1 week after the exercises. Data were analysed with repeated measures anova . Pain and fatigue increased significantly after the exercises, while fatigue also increased 24 h afterwards. Time and site had a significant effect for PPT s, not for MVBF . MMO decreased significantly 24 h after the exercises. OS and PS did not change significantly. Experimentally induced DOMS does not influence the psychophysical properties of the masticatory system.