The measurement of masseteric silent periods after experimental tooth grinding |
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Authors: | P. J. COX T. L. AL-KHATEEB P. S. ROTHWELL A. J. DUXBURY |
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Affiliation: | Departments of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Dental School, University of Manchester |
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Abstract: | Masseteric silent periods were recorded in normal subjects who performed experimental bruxism. All subjects showed a significant increase in silent period duration immediately following and 3 h after a session of experimental bruxism. The silent period had returned to presessional levels by 3 weeks. |
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