Abstract
Objective
Stroke is a neurological deficit of cerebrovascular origin, considered a 21st-century
epidemic that causes functional changes in the human body. This study aimed to evaluate
the stomatognathic system of patients after hemorrhagic stroke through the bite force,
thickness, and skin temperature in the region of the masseter and temporalis muscles.
Material and Methods
Twenty-four subjects were divided into groups: post-hemorrhagic stroke; with right
side of the affected body (n = 12) and without the neurological disorder (n = 12). Maximum molar bite force was verified using a digital dynamometer. Muscle
thickness was measured using ultrasound images obtained at rest and during maximal
voluntary contraction of the masseter and temporalis muscles. Thermographic camera
was used to record the thermographic patterns of the masseter and temporalis muscles.
Data were subjected to Student's t-test (P < .05).
Results
The maximum molar bite force showed significant differences in the right (P = .04) and left (P = .03) sides, with a reduction in force in the post-hemorrhagic stroke group on the
affected and unaffected sides. There was a significant difference (P < .05) in the thickness of the left temporal muscle at mandibular rest (P = .01) between groups. The post-hemorrhagic stroke group clinically presented greater
muscle thickness in almost 100% of the muscles evaluated in both clinical conditions.
There were no significant differences in skin temperature in the masseter and temporal
muscles between the groups.
Conclusions
Our results suggest functional changes in the stomatognathic system of subjects after
a hemorrhagic stroke, especially concerning molar bite force and masticatory muscle
thickness in the temporal muscle (unaffected side).
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: October 23, 2021
Identification
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106173
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