Open AccessNeuromuscular Interaction of Jaw and Neck Muscles During Jaw Clenching
Author(s) -
Nikolaos Nikitas Giannakopoulos,
Daniel Hellmann,
Marc Schmitter,
Bastian Krüger,
Thomas Hauser,
H. J. Schindler
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of orofacial pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-3396
pISSN - 1064-6655
DOI - 10.11607/jop.915
Subject(s) - bite force quotient , force transducer , biting , electromyography , medicine , neck muscles , biomechanics , anatomy , orthodontics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ecology , physics , acoustics , biology
To test the hypothesis that jaw muscles and specific neck muscles, ie, levator scapulae, trapezius, sternocleidomastoideus, and splenius capitis, co-contract at the different submaximum bite forces usually generated during jaw clenching and tooth grinding, and for different bite force directions.