Impaired tongue motor control after temporomandibular disorder: A proof-of-concept case-control study of tongue print.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) perturbs the tongue motor control and consequently impairs oral function, but strength training reduces this impairment. However, tongue motor control is widely reduced to a matter of strength.

Objectives

To investigate the accuracy of the tongue placement as a measure of tongue motor control in patients with TMD compared with age- and sex-matched healthy participants.

Material and methods

This proof-of-concept case-control study was prospective, observational, and part of the TMIQ study (NCT04102306). After pointing against a wood stick while maintaining the tongue as sharp as possible, the examinator drew the contour of the tongue print on the wood stick, which was then scanned for image analyses to compute the area for ea

SUBMITTER: Alvarado C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9033548 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature