Comparison of muscle response in patients treated with rigid and flexible fixed functional appliances
Both rigid (MPA IV) and flexible (Churro Jumper) fixed functional appliances caused a significant increase in EMG activity of masseter and anterior temporalis muscle during postural rest position, swallowing, and clenching in 6 months of the observation period, but the flexible appliance (Churro Jumper) showed more significant increase.
Authors
- Komal Punia
- Puneet Batra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4201-4235)
- Ruchi Saini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1443-2974)
- Monis Raza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3705-3678)
- Tanjula Shair
- Nidhi Saini
Institutions
- Manubhai Patel Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (IN)
- Subharti Medical College (IN)
- Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthodontic Science
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jos.jos_208_23
- Primary Topic
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00