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: Received: 30 June 2023 / Approved: 30 June 2023 / Online: 30 June 2023 (13:17:51 CEST)
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Bertolino, I.; Messina, P.; Karobari, M.I.; Marya, A.; Scardina, G.A. Functional Significance of the Curve of Spee: Electro-myographic Analysis of Young Adults-A Preliminary Study. Preprints2023, 2023062259. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.2259.v1
Bertolino, I.; Messina, P.; Karobari, M.I.; Marya, A.; Scardina, G.A. Functional Significance of the Curve of Spee: Electro-myographic Analysis of Young Adults-A Preliminary Study. Preprints 2023, 2023062259. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.2259.v1
Bertolino, I.; Messina, P.; Karobari, M.I.; Marya, A.; Scardina, G.A. Functional Significance of the Curve of Spee: Electro-myographic Analysis of Young Adults-A Preliminary Study. Preprints2023, 2023062259. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.2259.v1
APA Style
Bertolino, I., Messina, P., Karobari, M.I., Marya, A., & Scardina, G.A. (2023). Functional Significance of the Curve of Spee: Electro-myographic Analysis of Young Adults-A Preliminary Study. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.2259.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Bertolino, I., Anand Marya and Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina. 2023 "Functional Significance of the Curve of Spee: Electro-myographic Analysis of Young Adults-A Preliminary Study" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.2259.v1
Abstract
An analysis of the curve of Spee in relation to muscle activity, assessed by electromyographic analysis, on a group of 16 young adults with previous fixed orthodontic treatment is proposed as a pilot study.
Given the high incidence of this type of dental treatment, it is important to point out how, in this field of dentistry, there is a marked tendency to level and flatten this anatomical occlusal curve, as proposed by Andrews. If in orthodontics there is a standardized levelling of the curve of Spee, in the prosthetic and restorative field, the management of the curve of Spee requires greater attention and often even an individualized approach. The purpose of this study is to investigate what the levelling of the antero-posterior occlusal curve entails in terms of masticatory effectiveness and harmony. From the results obtained, it can be seen that in order to optimize the harmony of the stomatognathic apparatus, the curve of Spee is a parameter that requires individual attention: modifying it through standardized levelling has inevitable consequences.
Keywords
curve of Spee; electromyographic analysis; young adults
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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