TY - JOUR
T1 - Salivary flow rates during relaxing, clenching, and chewing-like movement with maxillary occlusal splints
AU - Miyawaki, Shouichi
AU - Katayama, Akira
AU - Tanimoto, Yuko
AU - Araki, Yoshiko
AU - Fujii, Akihito
AU - Yashiro, Kohtaro
AU - Takano-Yamamoto, Teruko
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that the application of occlusal splints increases the diurnal salivary flow rate both in bruxism patients and in normal subjects. Salivary flow rates in 16 adult volunteers (8 bruxism patients and 8 sex- and age-matched control subjects) were measured with the spitting method. There was no significant difference in the salivary flow rate with or without splints between the control and bruxism groups. In all subjects, the salivary flow rates with splints were significantly higher than those without splints during relaxing, clenching, and chewing-like movement. The salivary flow rate during the chewing-like movement was significantly higher than that during relaxing and clenching, irrespective of splint application. The results suggest that maxillary occlusal splints might stimulate salivary secretion, particularly during chewing-like movement, in both bruxism patients and normal subjects.
AB - The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that the application of occlusal splints increases the diurnal salivary flow rate both in bruxism patients and in normal subjects. Salivary flow rates in 16 adult volunteers (8 bruxism patients and 8 sex- and age-matched control subjects) were measured with the spitting method. There was no significant difference in the salivary flow rate with or without splints between the control and bruxism groups. In all subjects, the salivary flow rates with splints were significantly higher than those without splints during relaxing, clenching, and chewing-like movement. The salivary flow rate during the chewing-like movement was significantly higher than that during relaxing and clenching, irrespective of splint application. The results suggest that maxillary occlusal splints might stimulate salivary secretion, particularly during chewing-like movement, in both bruxism patients and normal subjects.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajodo.2003.09.033
DO - 10.1016/j.ajodo.2003.09.033
M3 - Article
C2 - 15356502
AN - SCOPUS:4444287009
VL - 126
SP - 367
EP - 370
JO - American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
JF - American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
SN - 0889-5406
IS - 3
ER -