Estudo eletromiográfico da deglutição na musculatura supra-hióidea em sujeitos Classe Ie III de Angle Electromyographic study of swallowing in suprahyoid musculature in Angle's Class I and III subjects

OBJETIVO: comparar a atividade elétrica do músculo supra-hióideo durante a deglutição em sujeitos com distintos padrões morfológicos e dentários. MÉTODOS: foram realizados registros eletromiográficos de superfície em 32 voluntários saudáveis e sem Disfunção Temporomandibular, subdivididos em dois grupos, 16 sujeitos Classes I e 16 Classe III de Angle, gênero masculino e feminino, com faixa etária entre 18 e 25 anos de idade. RESULTADOS: foram obtidos os valores do Root Mens Square (p< 0,05): original Classe I (15,238) e Classe III (32,550); normalizado pelo pico máximo Classe I (29,765) e Classe III (42,094); normalizado pela média Classe I (29,332) e Classe III (42,327). Período ativo do ciclo (p<0,05) Classe I (29,7648) e Classe III (42,0937); instante de máxima atividade (p>0,05) Classe I (47,6485) e Classe III (47,9437). CONCLUSÃO: os sujeitos Classe I demonstraram uma amplitude média menor, com aumento e diminuição da atividade elétrica sincrônica e equilibrada. Os sujeitos Classe III apresentaram uma amplitude média e um período ativo maior, assincrônico e desequilibrado durante a deglutição.<br>PURPOSE: to compare Suprahyoid musculature's electric activity during swallowing in subjects with dissimilar morphological and dental patterns. METHODS: surface Electromyography's records were taken from 32 healthy volunteers who do not have Temporomandibular Dysfunction, subdivided into two groups, Angle's 16 Class I subjects and 16 Class III subjects, males and females, aging from 18 to 25-year old. RESULTS: the values to Root Mens Square (p< 0.05): original Class I (15.238) e Class III (32.550); normalized by maximum peak Class I (29.765) e Class III (42.094); normalized by medium Class I (29.332) e Class III (42.327). Cycle's active period (p<0.05) Class I (29.7648) e Class III (42.0937); maximum activity instance (p>0.05) Class I (47.6485) e Class III (47.9437). CONCLUSION: class I subjects showed a smaller average amplitude, with increase and decrease of synchronized and balanced electric activity. Class III subjects showed a larger average amplitude and a larger desynchronized and unbalanced period during deglutition

Principles for the management of bruxism

The management of bruxism has been the subject of a large number of studies. A PubMed search, using relevant MeSH terms, yielded a total of 177 papers that were published over the past 40 years. Of these papers, 135 were used for the present review. Apparently, research into bruxism management is sensitive to fashion. Interest in studying the role of occlusal interventions and oral splints in the treatment of bruxism remained more or less constant over the years: between 1966 and 2007, approximately 40-60% of the papers dealt with this subject. The percentage of papers that dealt with behavioural approaches, on the other hand, declined from >60% in the first 2 decades (1966-1986) to only slightly >10% in the most recent decade (1997-2007). In the latter period, >40% of the papers studied the role of various medicines in the treatment of bruxism, while in the preceding decade (1987-1996), only approximately 5% of the studies dealt with the pharmacological management of bruxism. Unfortunately, a vast majority of the 135 papers have a too low level of evidence. Only 13% of the studies used a randomized clinical trial design, and even these trials do not yet provide clinicians with strong, evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of bruxism. Hence, there is a vast need for well-designed studies. Clinicians should be aware of this striking paucity of evidence regarding management of bruxism