Orthopedic Treatment for Masticatory Muscles Parafunction: Explanation Based on Clinical and Functional Study

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate two clinical types of masticatory muscles parafunction: teeth compression and teeth grinding using clinical and functional methods. Teeth compression and teeth grinding were found to have a common tooth compression symptom. Our finding has been proven not only through clinical, yet via electromyographic and axiographic research methods as well. Based on the obtained data we developed a palatal plate-occlusal guard. It enables to fix reliably the lower jaw and reduces muscle tension. The proposed appliance helps prevent possible complications that occur in the course of orthopedic treatment.