An EMG instrument designed for bruxism detection on masseter muscle

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Abstract

Sleep bruxism (SB) is one of the unsolved problems in dentistry characterized by grinding or clenching of teeth during sleep. Without exact treatment procedure, dentists attempt to alleviate SB symptoms and prevent worsen problem of teeth. Biofeedback method is recently interested because it can change abnormal activity to normal activity for improving quality of life in patients by generating some stimuli feedback back to patients after abnormal activity which is detected by a device. And that normal activity is permanent over time after removal of the device. The aims of this study are to investigate maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) of masseter muscle, and to design a portable particular purposed electromyography (EMG) device for detection of SB activity. 20 participants with average age 21.5 years old were asked to clenching and grinding their teeth for mimicking SB activity and recorded EMG signal for greater analysis. EMG signal of MVC showed maximum value around 870 mV and had powerful frequency of 100 to 400 Hz. An EMG device was designed to be the first part of biofeedback system which amplifies the signal around 5,000 times with frequency selection in boundary of 100 to 500 Hz for selecting clenching and grinding signals.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBMEiCON 2014 - 7th Biomedical Engineering International Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479968015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jan 2014
Event7th Biomedical Engineering International Conference, BMEiCON 2014 - Fukuoka, Japan
Duration: 26 Nov 201428 Nov 2014

Publication series

NameBMEiCON 2014 - 7th Biomedical Engineering International Conference

Conference

Conference7th Biomedical Engineering International Conference, BMEiCON 2014
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityFukuoka
Period26/11/1428/11/14

Keywords

  • EMG
  • EMG device
  • clenching
  • grinding
  • sleep bruxism

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