Application of Infrared Thermal Imaging in a Violinist with Temporomandibular Disorder | Zendy

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Application of Infrared Thermal Imaging in a Violinist with Temporomandibular Disorder

Author(s) -

Miguel Pais Clemente,

Daniela Coimbra,

A Silva,

Catarina Aguiar Branco,

João Carlos Pinho

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

medical problems of performing artists

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.307

H-Index - 32

eISSN - 1938-2766

pISSN - 0885-1158

DOI - 10.21091/mppa.2015.4044

Subject(s) - thermography , masticatory force , medicine , temporomandibular joint , orthodontics , tmj disorders , infrared , physics , optics

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) consist of a group of pathologies that affect the masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joints (TMJ), and/or related structures. String instrumentalists, like many orchestra musicians, can spend hours with head postures that may influence the biomechanical behavior of the TMJ and the muscles of the craniocervicomandibular complex (CCMC). The adoption of abnormal postures acquired during performance by musicians can lead to muscular hyperactivity of the head and cervical muscles, with the possible appearance of TMD. Medical infrared thermography is a non-invasive procedure that can monitor the changes in the superficial tissue related to blood circulation and may serve as a complement to the clinical examination. The objective of this study was to use infrared thermography to evaluate, in one subject, the cutaneous thermal changes adjacent to the CCMC that occur before, during, and after playing a string instrument.

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