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JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 620-628Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.01.002
Keywords
Unilateral cross-bite; Mandibular shift; Masticatory muscles; sEMG; Kinesiography; Maxillary expansion; Orthodontic treatment
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- Fundacion Investigacion Medica Mutua Madrilena [4131147 FMMA]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate masticatory muscle activity and kinematics of mandible changes in children with unilateral posterior cross-bite (UPXB) after orthodontic treatment, and one year after retention. Twenty-five children with UPXB and functional mandibular shift were evaluated before treatment (mean age 12.5 years), after treatment (mean age 14.9 years), and one year after retention (mean age 16.8 years). The same data were collected in a control group of thirty age-matched normocclusive children. Simultaneous bilateral surface electromyographic (sEMG) activity from anterior temporalis (AT), posterior temporalis (PT), masseter (MA), and supra-hyoid (SH) muscle areas were evaluated at rest, during swallowing, mastication and clenching. Kinematic records of rest position, mandibular lateral shift, swallowing and mastication were analyzed. Results showed a lateral shift of the mandible present at rest. During swallowing, sEMG activity of SH predominated before and post-treatment and retention. High frequency of immature swallowing was maintained post-treatment and retention. During mastication, MA activity increased significantly and its asymmetry was corrected post-treatment. During clenching, cross-bite side AT and MA activity increased significantly posttreatment and remained stable after retention, and MA/AT ratio reversed. These findings reinforce the advantages of treating children with UPXB and functional shift as early as possible. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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