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- Title
Evaluation of Masticatory Muscle Function Using Digital versus Traditional Techniques for Mockup Fabrication: A Controlled Prospective Study.
- Authors
Tecco, Simona; Cattoni, Francesca; Darvizeh, Atanaz; Bosco, Floriana; Sanci, Vincenzo; Nota, Alessandro; Gastaldi, Giorgio; Gherlone, Enrico Felice
- Abstract
Background: the aim of this longitudinal prospective study was to analyze the effect of digital and traditional mockup on masticatory muscle activity in patients with teeth wear, rehabilitated with an increase of occlusal vertical dimension. Subjects and Methods: a sample of 22 adult patients who were about to receive a prosthetic rehabilitation was divided into a study group (3M; 9F; mean age 42 ± 0.8 years), treated using the digital mockup; and a control group (2M; 8F; mean age 37 ± 0.5 years), treated using the conventional technique (traditional) mockup. Electromyographic activity of anterior temporalis and masseter muscles were evaluated before the beginning of the treatment (T0), at mockup insertion (T1), after treatment (T2) and each lapse of time lasted 2–5 months. Results: the comparison between the two groups at different time gaps revealed that at ∆1 (T1–T0) only the impact index (IMP) showed significant difference and no other significant variation was observed between the two groups at ∆2 (T2–T1) and ∆3 (T2–T0). It concludes that traditional and digital methods generally have nonsignificant differences. Conclusions: both methods seem to be effective in prosthetic rehabilitation and give comparable effects on masticatory muscles.
- Subjects
3M Co.; MASTICATORY muscles; MASSETER muscle; TEMPORALIS muscle; LONGITUDINAL method; TOOTH abrasion; DENTAL occlusion
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 17, p6013
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app10176013