The Influence of Customized Mouthguards on the Muscular Activity of the Masticatory Muscles at Maximum Bite and Motor Performance During Static and Dynamic Exercises

• Published in: Sports medicine - open Vol. 7; no. 1
• Main Authors: Lässing, Johannes, Pökel, Christoph, Lingener, Lennart, Falz, Roberto, Kwast, Stefan, Schulze, Antina, Busse, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Muscle function; Original; Original Research Article; Sports Medicine; Improved activation symmetry; Concurrent activation potentiation; Performance enhancing effects; Remote voluntary contraction

Background Some studies have suggested that a mouthguard is a performance-enhancing device due to a remote voluntary contraction. The extent to which a mouthguard can induce this phenomenon, e.g., by potentially increasing biting, has not been clarified. This study’s aim was to investigate the muscu...