Publications by authors named "R S A Shinkai"
Objective: Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) comprises several musculoskeletal conditions in the orofacial region, with chronic pain and/or dysfunction involving the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and masticatory muscles. This study assessed the clinical characteristics of patients with TMD treated at a public tertiary care facility in Brazil.
Methods: In this retrospective study, we assessed data from adult patients attending the Center for Occlusion, TMD, and Orofacial Pain at a Brazilian school of dentistry, from 2000 to 2020.
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- The study examined how gaze, head, and arm movements synchronize during forehand rallies in collegiate male table tennis players.
- Seven players performed 30 strokes at three different tempos while their movements were recorded using advanced tracking devices.
- Results showed that head movements significantly influenced gaze tracking and were highly synchronized with arm movements, suggesting that head motions are crucial for effective coordination in this sport.
Visual motion information plays an important role in the control of movements in sports. Skilled ball players are thought to acquire accurate visual information by using an effective visual search strategy with eye and head movements. However, differences in catching ability and gaze movements due to sports experience and expertise have not been clarified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedicinal plants and herbal medicines are used as integrative and complementary practices to provide comprehensive care, disease prevention, health promotion, and to improve quality of life (QoL). This scoping review aimed to identify and describe the use of phytotherapy in oral health care by adults and their outcomes, with a focus on perceptions of oral health-related QoL, healthcare access, and costs. A systematic search was conducted in six databases and supplemented in grey literature.
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