Pain management and rehabilitation for central sensitization in temporomandibular disorders: a comprehensive review

M Ferrillo, A Giudice, N Marotta, F Fortunato… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a group of musculoskeletal diseases affecting
masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints (TMJ). In this context, the chronic TMD …

Effectiveness of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint: a review

E Tanaka, Y Liu, L Xia, N Ogasawara… - Annals of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
Loading is indispensable for the growth, development, and maintenance of joint tissues,
including mandibular condylar cartilage, but excessive loading or reduced host adaptive …

Temporomandibular joint disk displacement: etiology, diagnosis, imaging, and therapeutic approaches

G Minervini, C D'Amico, M Cicciù… - Journal of Craniofacial …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
An estimated 8 to 15% of women, and 3 to 10% of men currently suffer from
Temporomandibular disorders, and it has been reported that sounds are a common finding …

Application of facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (fNMES) in psychophysiological research: Practical recommendations based on a systematic review of the …

TN Efthimiou, MP Hernandez, A Elsenaar… - Behavior research …, 2024 - Springer
Facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (fNMES), which allows for the non-invasive and
physiologically sound activation of facial muscles, has great potential for investigating …

Characterising the features of 381 clinical studies evaluating transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain relief: a secondary analysis of the meta-TENS …

MI Johnson, CA Paley, PG Wittkopf, MR Mulvey… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Characterising the features of methodologies, clinical attributes
and intervention protocols, of studies is valuable to advise directions for research and …

Short-term effect of orthodontic treatment with clear aligners on pain and sEMG activity of masticatory muscles

A Nota, S Caruso, S Ehsani, GF Ferrazzano, R Gatto… - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background and objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate mandibular elevator muscles
activity and pain on palpation in the early stages of orthodontic treatment with clear aligners …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement of the N170 during facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (fNMES)

J Baker, T Efthimiou, R Scherer, A Gartus… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Studies on facial feedback effects typically employ props or posed facial
expressions, which often lack temporal precision and muscle specificity. New method Facial …

Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on jaw movement-evoked pain in patients with TMJ disc displacement without reduction and healthy controls

Y Zhang, J Zhang, L Wang, K Wang… - Acta Odontologica …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may serve as non-invasive
intervention for painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD) to improve jaw motor function …

Ultra-low frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain modulation in a rat model with myogenous temporomandibular dysfunction

YL Hsieh, CC Yang, NP Yang - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Masticatory myofascial pain (MMP) is one of the most common causes of chronic orofacial
pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders. To explore the antinociceptive effects of …

Effects of orthodontic treatment on masticatory muscles activity: a meta-analysis

Y Zhan, M Yang, S Bai, S Zhang, Y Huang… - Annals of Human …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Context: A comprehensive meta-analysis was carried out to investigate the impact of
orthodontics on masticatory muscles. Methods: A thorough search of various databases …