Comparison between EMG activity and bite force using a portable device, before and after two types of treatment in children with bruxism

• Grant number: 11/06889-4
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2011
• End date: October 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Sandra Kalil Bussadori
• Grantee: Sandra Kalil Bussadori
• Host Institution: Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE). Campus Vergueiro. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Carolina Carvalho Bortoletto ; Daniela Aparecida Biasotto-Gonzalez ; Fabiano Politti ; Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes ; Lara Jansiski Motta ; Raquel Agnelli Mesquita Ferrari

Abstract

Bruxism can be defined as parafunctional habit of grinding or clenching, which may occur during sleep or waking. The purpose of this research will evaluate the effect of massage therapy and the use of occlusal splints on the electromyographic activity by means of a portable device, and the bite force in children with bruxism. Will be evaluated children of both sexes, aged 6-10 years.The sample will be divided into three groups, each containing 12 individuals, as follows: Group I: children without bruxism, Group II: children with bruxism undergoing occlusal splint therapy and Group III: Children with bruxism undergoing massage therapy and Group IV: Children with bruxism without therapeutic intervention. The sample is divided into four groups, each containing 12 individuals, as follows: Group I: children without bruxism, Group II: children with bruxism undergoing occlusal splint therapy and Group III: Children with bruxism undergoing massage therapy and Group IV: Children with bruxism without therapeutic intervention. Participants in Group II will use the occlusal splint for 30 days and Group III shall be subject to three weekly sessions of massage therapy for 5 weeks. All groups will be evaluated using the EMG device BiteStrip ®, and bite force using a digital dynamometer, before and after any intervention. The results will be computed and statistical analysis.Objetivos (AU)

Scientific publications

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KOBAYASHI, FERNANDA YUKIE; CASTELO, PAULA MIDORI; POLITTI, FABIANO; ROCHA, MONISE MENDES; BELTRAMIN, RAFAEL ZARATIN; CANUTO SALGUEIRO, MONICA DA CONSOLACAO; LEAL GONCALVES, MARCELA LETICIA; NAMMOUR, SAMIR; BRUGNERA JUNIOR, ALDO; SFALCIN, RAVANA ANGELINI; et al. Immediate Evaluation of the Effect of Infrared LED Photobiomodulation on Childhood Sleep Bruxism: A Randomized Clinical Trial. LIFE-BASEL, v. 12, n. 7, p. 10-pg., 2022-07-01. (11/06889-4)