Electromyographic Activities of Masticatory Muscles in Class III Patients Treated by Facemask With Miniplate Anchorage

Kaya D., KOCADERELİ İ.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS, vol.26, no.2, pp.65-71, 2013 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.13076/j.tjo.2013.26.02_65
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.65-71
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate electromyographic (EMG) activities of left and right anterior temporal, masseter, and anterior digastric muscles during resting, maximum voluntary clenching, and swallowing before and after facemask treatment.