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Painful and non‐painful symptoms evoked by experimental bracing and thrusting of the mandible in healthy individuals
Author(s) -
Kothari Simple Futarmal,
Visser Meike,
Timmerman Kimberley,
BaadHansen Lene,
Koutris Michail,
Lobbezoo Frank,
Svensson Peter
Publication year - 2021
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.13222
Subject(s) - bracing , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , orthodontics , brace , mechanical engineering , botany , engineering , biology , genus
Background Bruxism may involve bracing and thrusting of the mandible, in addition to clenching or grinding of the teeth. It is unclear how bracing and thrusting may contribute to potential musculoskeletal symptoms associated with bruxism. Objective To examine the effect of experimental bracing and thrusting of the mandible on the development of musculoskeletal symptoms in healthy volunteers. Methods Thirty healthy volunteers performed six trials of 5 min of repeated bracing and thrusting of the mandible. Bracing involved forcefully maintaining maximum protruded position (5 s with 1 s rest in between), whereas thrusting involved forcefully moving the mandible in a forward direction and back (1 Hz). The participants rated pain, unpleasantness, soreness, fatigue, tension, stiffness, stress and headache on 10‐cm visual analogue scales (VAS) before, immediately and 24 h after the tasks. Pain drawings were obtained and maximum voluntary protrusive force (MVPF) was determined before and after the tasks. The outcome parameters for each task were compared between the time points. Results There was a significant increase in the VAS scores (2‐4/10) of pain, unpleasantness, soreness, fatigue, tension, stiffness and stress immediately following the tasks compared to baseline and 24 h after the tasks ( p < .008). Pain was frequently reported in masseter muscles. MVPF values were significantly higher immediately ( p < .001) and 24 h after thrusting ( p < .001) and bracing ( p = .012) tasks compared to the baseline. Conclusions Experimental bracing and thrusting of the mandible evoked transient, mild‐to‐moderate levels of muscle pain, fatigue, tension and stiffness and increased unpleasantness and stress scores in healthy volunteers.