Influence of age on the electromyographic fatigue threshold of the masseter and temporal muscles of healthy individuals

Arch Oral Biol. 2017 Dec:84:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.09.004. Epub 2017 Sep 13.

Authors

Lígia Franco Oliveira¹, Marcelo Palinkas², Paulo Batista de Vasconcelos¹, Isabela Hallak Regalo¹, Flávia Argentato Cecilio¹, Erica Franco Oliveira¹, Marisa Semprini¹, Selma Siéssere¹, Simone Cecilio Hallak Regalo¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Morphology, Physiology and Basic Pathology, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
² Department of Morphology, Physiology and Basic Pathology, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: palinkas@usp.br.

PMID: 28926743
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.09.004

No abstract available

Keywords: Aging; Electromyography; Fatigue; Masticatory muscles; Median frequency.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aging / physiology*
Brazil
Child
Electromyography / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Masseter Muscle / physiology*
Masticatory Muscles / physiology
Middle Aged
Muscle Contraction / physiology
Muscle Fatigue / physiology*
Temporal Muscle / physiology*
Young Adult