{"title":"The normal range of maximum mouth opening and its correlation with age, gender, height, and weight in Turkish children.","authors":"Mehmet Gökhan Demir","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2226836","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2226836","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim is to measure the maximum mouth opening (MMO) of healthy children between the ages 4 and 18 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Six hundred seventy-four children between ages 4 and 18 years were included in the study. Individuals with dentofacial anomaly, temporomandibular joint disease, infection, trauma, and rheumatic disease were not included in the study. The MMO of the participants was measured with a vernier caliper. Demographic information such as weight, height, and age was recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The MMO was calculated to be 46.62 mm in boys and 45.96 mm in girls. The MMO value increased with increasing age. However, no difference was observed in terms of gender in the same age group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this study, normal MMO values between the ages 4 and 18 years were determined. It is to have differences in age group and society-based examinations. For this reason, it is important to know the normal values of each society in terms of age groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"599-602"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9667857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ai Kudo, Taihiko Yamaguchi, Saki Mikami, Miku Saito, Toshinori Nakajima, Masana Maeda, Mebae Takahashi, Sota Takahashi, Akihito Gotouda
{"title":"Frequency distribution of the number and amplitude of electromyographic waveforms of the masseter muscle during sleep in patients with a clinical diagnosis of sleep bruxism.","authors":"Ai Kudo, Taihiko Yamaguchi, Saki Mikami, Miku Saito, Toshinori Nakajima, Masana Maeda, Mebae Takahashi, Sota Takahashi, Akihito Gotouda","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2222640","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2222640","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to clarify frequency distribution of number and peak amplitude of electromyographic (EMG) waveforms of sleep bruxism (SB) in outpatients with clinical diagnosis of SB (probable bruxer: P-bruxer).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Subjects were 40 P-bruxers. Masseteric EMG during sleep was measured at home using a wearable EMG system. EMG waveforms with amplitude of more than two times the baseline and with duration of 0.25 s were extracted as SB bursts. Clusters of bursts, i.e. SB episodes, were also scored.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were large variations among the subjects in numbers of SB bursts and episodes and in burst peak amplitude. As for burst peak amplitude within a subject, a wide right-tailed frequency distribution was shown with the highest frequency at the class of 5-10% maximum voluntary contraction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The number and amplitude of SB waveforms for P-bruxers were distributed over a wide range, indicating the existence of large individual differences.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"558-570"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9690212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Otological symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of the temporomandibular joint.","authors":"Kamal G Effat, Abeer Berty","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2260281","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2260281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of the current study was to describe the pattern of otological symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), having clinical temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement. This issue had not been previously addressed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A questionnaire and examination findings protocol was applied for 141 patients with RA and 141 control subjects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Otological symptoms (otalgia, hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo), all had a significantly higher incidence in RA patients, compared to control subjects (<i>P</i> = .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The onset and maintenance of otological symptoms in patients with TMJ involvement by RA probably result from peripheral, as well as central nervous system alterations in sensory stimuli programming.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"621-628"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41173099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in the Brazilian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Vítor Melo, Larissa Monteiro, Carolina Orge, Matheus Sales, Juliana Melo, Bernardo Rodrigues, Ailton Melo","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2276627","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2276627","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This systematic review aimed to assess the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in the Brazilian population, with studies that used the RDC/TMD or DC/TMD as diagnostic tools. A total of 6365 people from 11 studies were included. Sample mean age ranged from 12 to 69.5 years. The pooled prevalence of TMD was 33.6% (95% CI 31.5-35.8; I<sup>2</sup> = 37.2). Prevalence of TMD was higher in females (37.0%) than in males (29.3%). Our results indicate that TMD is a prevalent condition across Brazil's territories. The results from this meta-analysis can help calculate more accurate sample sizes for future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"629-636"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89720825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship between aerodynamic characteristics of the upper airway and severity of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.","authors":"Xiaoya Wang, Lu Jia, Xin Xu, Jing Guo","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2278958","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2278958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the relationship between aerodynamic characteristics of the upper airway and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ninety-seven adult OSA patients underwent polysomnography and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). The anatomical and aerodynamic characteristics were measured based on CBCT images and computational fluid dynamics modelling of the upper airway.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After controlling for patients' gender, age, and body mass index (BMI), the maximum velocity during inspiration (In-Vmax) led to the largest increase in the explanatory power of apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) variation. The In-Vmax was closely correlated with the minimum axial area, and their relationship was represented by an inversely proportional fitted curve.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The In-Vmax was the most relevant to OSA severity, and it could be used to assist in recognizing severe OSA patients and as a primary variable to evaluate treatment outcomes of OSA. The In-Vmax was closely related to the most constricted area of the upper airway.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"646-653"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138048931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annalisa Monaco, Ruggero Cattaneo, Sara Di Nicolantonio, Marco Strada, Serena Altamura, Eleonora Ortu
{"title":"Central effects of trigeminal electrical stimulation.","authors":"Annalisa Monaco, Ruggero Cattaneo, Sara Di Nicolantonio, Marco Strada, Serena Altamura, Eleonora Ortu","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2280153","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2280153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This is a review of the literature on the main neuromodulation techniques, focusing on the possibility of introducing sensory threshold ULFTENS into them. Electro neuromodulation techniques have been in use for many years as promising methods of therapy for cognitive and emotional disorders. One of the most widely used forms of stimulation for orofacial pain is transcutaneous trigeminal stimulation on three levels: supraorbital area, dorsal surface of the tongue, and anterior skin area of the tragus. The purpose of this review is to trigger interest on using dental ULFTENS as an additional trigeminal neurostimulation and neuromodulation technique in the context of TMD. In particular, we point out the possibility of using ULFTENS at a lower activation level than that required to trigger a muscle contraction that is capable of triggering effects at the level of the autonomic nervous system, with extreme ease of execution and few side effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"654-677"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138464680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The efficacy of orofacial myofunctional therapy in oral dysphagia accompanying temporomandibular dysfunction.","authors":"Hazel Çelik Güzel, Aysenur Tuncer","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2226832","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2226832","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Patients with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) may develop oral-stage dysphagia (OD) in the chronic phase.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study investigated the effect of orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) in individuals with TMD-related OD. Fifty-one patients aged 18-65 years with TMD-related OD were separated into three groups using a simple randomization method: the control group (<i>n</i> = 12) underwent patient education and a home-exercise program; additionally, to an exercise program the manual therapy (MT) group (<i>n</i> = 19) received MT; and the OMT group (<i>n</i> = 20) received the OMT program. MT and OMT were applied in two sessions per week for 10 weeks. The patients were re-evaluated after treatment and at 3 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The OMT group showed the most improvement in jaw functionality, swallowing-related quality of life, pain, and dysphagia (<i>p</i> < .05).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>OMT was superior to MT and exercises alone in reducing dysphagia and improving the swallowing-related quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"588-598"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9673604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relation of temporomandibular disorders with oral health-related quality of life in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.","authors":"Elisa Tervahauta, Ritva Näpänkangas, Linnea Närhi, Mimmi Tolvanen, Pertti Pirttiniemi, Anna-Sofia Silvola, Kirsi Sipilä","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2226829","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2226829","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the association between temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in an adult population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The data included 1,768 adults 46 years of age in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966) study. The symptoms, signs and diagnoses of TMD were assessed using a modified protocol of the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (DC/TMD) and validated questionnaires. OHRQoL was measured using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). Associations of TMD and OHRQoL were evaluated with χ<sup>2</sup> -test and Fisher's exact test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In females, pain-related TMD signs and diagnoses associated significantly with prevalence of OHIP total and all dimensions, whereas in joint-related TMD, psychological dimensions showed the strongest association. Males with pain- or joint-related TMD, the most impaired dimension was physical pain.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pain-related TMD seems to associate more strongly with lower OHRQoL than joint-related TMD especially in females.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"577-587"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9881440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deepika J Nair, Sapna N K Varma, Parvathy Ghosh, V V Ajith
{"title":"Reliability of Friedman Staging System and Modified Mallampati Scoring as clinical assessment methods for Obstructive Sleep Apnea - A cross sectional study.","authors":"Deepika J Nair, Sapna N K Varma, Parvathy Ghosh, V V Ajith","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2221618","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2221618","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the utility of oropharyngeal crowding indicators as predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>STOP-BANG Questionnaire was administered to 145 adults. Of the 95 with high OSA risk, 42 underwent polysomnography. Intraoral space was assessed using modified Mallampati (MMP) and Friedman Scoring (FS) System.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-four were found to have OSA by polysomnography. Most with low risk (86%) had only Class I MMP. Whereas Class III and IV were seen in 37.9% and 17.9% patients with high risk (<i>p</i> < .001) and 50% and 20.8% patients with OSA (<i>p</i> < .831), respectively. All with low risk had Stage 1 FS. Stages 3 and 4 were observed in 27.4% and 1.1% in the high-risk group (<i>p</i> < .001) and in 29.2% and 4.2% with OSA (<i>p</i> < .092), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In limited settings, either MMP or FS scores along with the STOP-BANG questionnaire can be used to diagnose OSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"543-550"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9671418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The prevalence of bruxism and oral parafunction activities among Israeli juveniles with autism spectrum disorder: A preliminary study during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Orit Winocur-Arias, Bat-Chen Amitai, Efraim Winocur, Tom Shmuly, Osnat Grinstein Koren, Shoshana Reiter","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2277618","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2277618","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the prevalence of oral habits, bruxism, and Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) injuvenileswithautisticspectrumdisorder(ASD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data included 165 juveniles diagnosed with ASD, allocated to younger group aged 6 21 (n=86) and older group aged 13-21 (n=79).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sleep bruxism was reported by 26.7% in the younger group and by 5% in the older group. Awake bruxism was reported by 22% and 17.7%, respectively. Oral habits were reported by 43% of all participants, with similar rate in both groups. TMD related p ain was low in both groups (6.3% and 7% respectively). The influence of the COVID 19 pandemic on oral parafunction was moderate in the younger group (17.4%) and mild in the older group (8.6%), influence on bruxism was mild in both groups (5.8% and 2.5%, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The prevalence of bruxism and oral parafunctions was similar to the reported in the literature for the general population.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"637-645"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107592961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}