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Electromyography applied to chewing muscles

The electromyography has if shown an effective method in the aid of diagnoses and treatments of muscular disorders. In dentistry your main application it is in Dysfunction Temporomandibular treatment. The dentistry professionals don't use this technique for they ignore their benefits or even they have not knowledge on the subject. One of the main objectives of the treatment using electromyography is to show to the patient the current state of the analyzed muscle and your evolution during the treatment, until arriving to a satisfactory function.

Electromyography; Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome; Temporomandibular joint


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