Impact of obesity on the structures and functions of the stomatognathic system: A morphofunctional approach.

Objective: The prevalence of obesity is increasing significantly worldwide, raising great concern among health professionals. This observational study evaluated the electromyographic activity and thickness of the masseter and temporalis muscles, in addition to the maximum molar bite force, in obese and eutrophic subjects.

Methods: Sixty subjects were divided into three groups: I (7-12 years), II (13-20 years), III (21-40 years) and sex: with 10 men and 10 women for each group.

Relation between oro-facial thermographic findings and myofunctional characteristics in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.

Aim: To evaluate the thermographic characteristics of oro-facial structures and submental triangle of participants with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), as well as to investigate its correlation with the anatomy, posture and functions of the oro-facial structures.

Method: Eighteen patients diagnosed with OSA by polysomnography (OSA group; 57.4 ± 15.

Congenital heart disease in children: Orofacial myofunctional aspects, eating behavior and facial temperature.

Objective: To characterize the eating behavior, orofacial, speech myofunctional conditions, and facial temperature of children with congenital heart disease.

Method: This is a cross-sectional and analytical study. The sample consisted of 30 children with heart disease (cyanotic or acyanotic; mean of 5.

Masticatory behaviour and chewing difficulties in young adults with temporomandibular disorders.

Background: Difficulties and limitations on masticatory function are among the main reasons why patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) seek care.

Objective: To evaluate the masticatory behaviour and perception of chewing difficulties in adults with mild TMD of recent onset, considering the presence of malocclusion.

Methods: Eighty-one young adults were divided into groups according to the presence of TMD and malocclusion: Non-TMD Normal Occlusion (n = 18), Non-TMD Malocclusion (n = 22), TMD Normal Occlusion (n = 18) and TMD Malocclusion (n = 23).

Reliability and Validity of the Italian Version of the Protocol of Orofacial Myofunctional Evaluation with Scores (I-OMES).

Objective: To evaluate the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Italian OMES (I-OMES).

Patients And Methods: The study consisted of 3 phases: (1) internal consistency and reliability, (2) validity, and (3) responsiveness analysis. The recruited population included 27 patients with orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD) and 174 healthy volunteers.

Study of the association between gait variability and physical activity.

Background: Gait variability can be considered an indirect measure of gait stability, in particular regarding temporal or spatial variability assessment. Physical activity, such as walking, is advised for the elderly and can be improved by gait stability. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between gait stability and physical activity in women of different age ranges.

An index for the evaluation of 3D masticatory cycles stability.

Objectives: To introduce an index (Masticatory Stability Index, MSI) to analyze the stability of chewing cycles in standardized conditions and test it in a group of patients with subclinical mild temporomandibular disorder (TMD).

Design: 23 subjects with mild subacute TMD and 21 healthy subjects were involved; they all responded to a questionnaire about signs and symptoms of TMD (ProTMDmulti) and underwent a myofunctional orofacial evaluation with scores, using the protocol of orofacial myofunctional evaluation with scores (OMES). Their mandibular kinematics was assessed with a 3D motion capture system during deliberate unilateral gum chewing.

Patients with myogenic temporomandibular disorders have reduced oxygen extraction in the masseter muscle.

Objective: The objective of the present study is to investigate if changes in the oxygen saturation of masseter muscle during a chewing task can differentiate patients with myogenic temporomandibular disorders (TMD) from healthy subjects and if these differences are related to the gravity of the disorder and to the orofacial myofunctional status.

Materials And Methods: Twelve women with moderate TMD (TMD group; 37 ± 16 years) and ten healthy control women (CTRL group 24 ± 5 years) participated. Validated protocols were used to evaluate the severity of TMD and the orofacial myofunctional status.

Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in women and men.

Introduction: Women are more likely to present temporomandibular disorders (TMD); however, studies comparing genders in Brazilian samples are rare.

Purpose: To analyze the proportion of men and women, as well as the association between gender and age, problem duration, and TMD symptoms in patients admitted to an university clinic for treatment.

Methods: Interview and assessment data of protocols from 1,000 patients diagnosed with TMD were collected and analyzed and then divided into two groups, male (n = 177) and female (n = 823).

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the protocol of orofacial myofunctional evaluation with scores for Italian Language.

Unlabelled: The protocol of orofacial myofunctional evaluation with scores (OMES-protocol or AMIOFE in Portuguese language) is a validated instrument for the diagnosis of orofacial myofunctional disorders that can be used in clinical practice for speech-language pathologists. Because in the Italian language there is no validated tool for such purpose, this study was developed.

Purposes: To translate and culturally adapt the OMES-protocol for Italian language and determine the normal score value in a group of young Italian adults.

Impaired orofacial motor functions on chronic temporomandibular disorders.

Because temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) rehabilitation continues to be a challenge, a more comprehensive picture of the orofacial functions in patients with chronic pain is required. This study assessed the orofacial functions, including surface electromyography (EMG) of dynamic rhythmic activities, in patients with moderate-severe signs and symptoms of chronic TMD. It was hypothesized that orofacial motor control differs between patients with moderate-severe chronic TMD and healthy subjects.

Electromyographic indices, orofacial myofunctional status and temporomandibular disorders severity: A correlation study.

This study examined whether there is an association between surface electromyography (EMG) of masticatory muscles, orofacial myofunction status and temporomandibular disorder (TMD) severity scores. Forty-two women with TMD (mean 30 years, SD 8) and 18 healthy women (mean 26 years, SD 6) were examined. According to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD), all patients had myogenous disorders plus disk displacements with reduction.

Expanded protocol of orofacial myofunctional evaluation with scores: Validity and reliability.

Objective: Clinical evaluation of the stomatognathic system is indispensable for the diagnosis of orofacial myofunctional disorders. In order to obtain a more precise diagnosis, the protocol of orofacial myofunctional evaluation with scores (OMES protocol) (Int. J.

Orofacial myofunctional disorder in subjects with temporomandibular disorder.

To determine the frequency and degree of orofacial myofunctional disorder (OMD) in a sample of patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD), the dental records of 240 patients with a diagnosis of TMD were reviewed. Mean patient age and mean TMD duration, gender frequency, complaints, and signs and symptoms were calculated. The results showed that the sample studied was quite characteristic of a TMD group.

Reliability of masticatory efficiency with beads and correlation with the muscle activity.

Background: the use of the colorimetric method with beads to evaluate mastigatory efficiency may be promising, however no report is found about its reliability.

Aim: to investigate the reliability of the beads to test masticatory efficiency and its correlation with the electromyographic activities of the anterior temporal and masseter muscles.

Methods: participants of this study were nineteen young adults, nine males and ten females, aged eighteen to twenty-eight years, with full dentition, Angle class I, with no history of temporomandibular disorder, neurological or cognitive deficit, previous or current tumors or traumas in the head and neck region, and orthodontic treatment or orofacial myofunctional therapy.

Otologic symptoms of temporomandibular disorder and effect of orofacial myofunctional therapy.

The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of otologic symptoms and their relationship to orofacial signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder (TMD), and the effect of orofacial myofunctional therapy. The study was conducted on eight asymptomatic subjects (Group C) and 20 subjects with articular TMD, randomly distributed over two groups: one treated using orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT Group) and a control group with TMD (Group CTMD). Patient selection was based upon the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD).

Protocol of orofacial myofunctional evaluation with scores.

Objective: In the literature there is no validated instrument for the clinical evaluation of the orofacial myofunctional condition of children that will permit the examiner to express numerically his perception of the characteristics and behaviors observed. The proposal of this study is to describe a protocol for the evaluation of children aged 6-12 years in order to establish relations between the orofacial myofunctional conditions and numerical scales. The protocol validity, reliability of the examiners and agreement between them was analyzed.