Effect of experimental chewing on masticatory muscle pain onset

• Main Authors: Paulo César Rodrigues Conti (Author), Rafael dos Santos Silva (Author), Carlos dos Reis Pereira de Araujo (Author), Leylha Maria N. Rosseti (Author), Shigueharu Yassuda (Author), Renato Oliveira Ferreira da Silva (Author), Luiz Fernando Pegoraro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a chewing exercise on pain intensity and pressure-pain threshold in patients with myofascial pain. METHODS: Twenty-nine consecutive women diagnosed with myofascial pain (MFP) according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria comprised the experimental group and 15 h...