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Electromyogram biofeedback training for daytime clenching and its effect on sleep bruxism.

Abstract
Bruxism contributes to the development of temporomandibular disorders as well as causes dental problems. Although it is an important issue in clinical dentistry, no treatment approaches have been proven effective. This study aimed to use electromyogram (EMG) biofeedback (BF) training to improve awake bruxism (AB) and examine its effect on sleep bruxism (SB). Twelve male participants (mean age, 26·8 ± 2·5 years) with subjective symptoms of AB or a diagnosis of SB were randomly divided into BF (n = 7) and control (CO, n = 5) groups to undergo 5-h daytime and night-time EMG measurements for three consecutive weeks. EMG electrodes were placed over the temporalis muscle on the habitual masticatory side. Those in the BF group underwent BF training to remind them of the occurrence of undesirable clenching activity when excessive EMG activity of certain burst duration was generated in week 2. Then, EMGs were recorded at week 3 as the post-BF test. Those in the CO group underwent EMG measurement without any EMG BF training throughout the study period. Although the number of tonic EMG events did not show statistically significant differences among weeks 1-3 in the CO group, events in weeks 2 and 3 decreased significantly compared with those in week 1, both daytime and night-time, in the BF group (P < 0·05, Scheffé's test). This study results suggest that EMG BF to improve AB tonic EMG events can also provide an effective approach to regulate SB tonic EMG events.
AuthorsM Sato, T Iizuka, A Watanabe, N Iwase, H Otsuka, N Terada, M Fujisawa
JournalJournal of oral rehabilitation (J Oral Rehabil) Vol. 42 Issue 2 Pg. 83-9 (Feb 2015) ISSN: 1365-2842 [Electronic] England
PMID25256380 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Topics
  • Adult
  • Biofeedback, Psychology (methods)
  • Bruxism (complications, psychology, therapy)
  • Electromyography
  • Facial Pain (etiology, prevention & control)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Masticatory Muscles (physiopathology)
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Pain Measurement
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (etiology, prevention & control)

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