TY - JOUR AU - Guimarães, Élcio Alves AU - Cabral, Alana Leandro AU - Sousa, Lucas Resende AU - Júnior, Paulo Cézar Simamoto AU - Sousa, Gilmar da Cunha AU - Neto, Alfredo Júlio Fernandes PY - 2017/09/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Influence of body position on maximum bite force JF - Manual Therapy, Posturology & Rehabilitation Journal JA - mtprehabjournal VL - 0 IS - 0 SE - Research articles DO - 10.17784/mtprehabjournal.2017.15.525 UR - https://mtprehabjournal.com/revista/article/view/934 SP - 1-4 AB - <p>Objective: To evaluate the maximum bite force (MBF) in subjects with and without Temporomandibular Dysfunction (TMD), in three<br>different positions (sitting, lying and standing). Methods: The sample consisted of 60 individuals, aged between 19 and 35 years,<br>who were divided into two groups: with TMD (n = 30) and without TMD (n = 30). First, the RDC/TMD questionnaire was applied and,<br>after diagnosis, all of the subjects selected were submitted to the measurement of MBF, on each side (right and left), in three different<br>positions (sitting, lying and standing), by means of a digital gnatodynamometer. Results: No significant difference in mean MBF was found<br>between the two groups; however, the mean MBF for the subjects, comparing the same side and different positions, was significantly<br>different, being smaller when the individual was lying down. Conclusions: According to the results, it was concluded that the MBF is<br>influenced by the change of position.</p> ER -