Thickness, strength, and plastic deformation of occlusal registration strips

The effect of disocclusion time-reduction therapy to treat chronic myofascial pain: A single group interventional study with 3 year follow-up of 100 cases

“…Occlusal interferences can induce tooth pain, mobility, as well as masticatory muscle hyperactivity, although some papers do not indicate that occlusal interferences are the cause of chronic dysfunctional problems. [12] Occlusal equilibration had been advocated by numerous authors as a successful treatment modality for myofascial pain,[34567] while others have shown improvements in symptoms by mock occlusal equilibration, as well as actual occlusal adjustments. [89101112] However, some authors contend that myofascial pain is a stress-related disorder not brought on by occlusal factors.…”

Effect of different dental articulating papers on SEMG activity during maximum clenching

“…When ink-based or dye-containing articulating papers are chosen, biting on them is required in order to visually disclose tooth contacts; this task involves the activation of the masticatory system and its related musculature. Commercially available paper indicators differ in material composition, thickness, mechanical ductility and tensile strength; previous studies have investigated the physical features of these media (Halperin et al , 1982), or the influence of specific properties on the appearance of occlusal markings (Saad et al , 2008).…”

“…It has been suggested that the presence of an interocclusal material (an articulating paper should be considered essentially like that) of excessive thickness could induce a proprioreceptive response that interferes with the patient's nominal path of closure and therefore distorts the indicated contact pattern (Halperin et al , 1982). Occlusal experimental interferences (obtained using different materials/thicknesses, placed on specific locations of the arch) can alter the function of jaw muscles and temporomandibular joints (Learreta et al , 2007;Hugger et al , 2013).…”

Current status of researches on jaw movement and occlusion for clinical application

“…Other discrimination tests with aluminum and silver foil reported threshold levels of 8-30 mm and even the poorest sensitivity was still better than 60 mm in all subjects [37]. Halperin et al [38] suggested that the thickness of an occlusal registration strip should be <21 mm.…”