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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Reflex Control of Human Jaw Muscles |
Author: | Turker, Kemal Sitki |
Citation: | Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine, 2002; 13 (1):85-104 |
Publisher: | International American Associations for Dental Research |
Issue Date: | 2002 |
ISSN: | 1045-4411 |
School/Discipline: | School of Molecular and Biomedical Science |
Statement of Responsibility: | Kemal S. Türker |
Abstract: | The aim of this review is to discuss what is known about the reflex control of the human masticatory system and to propose a method for standardized investigation. Literature regarding the current knowledge of activation of jaw muscles, receptors involved in the feedback control, and reflex pathways is discussed. The reflexes are discussed under the headings of the stimulation conditions. This was deliberately done to remind the reader that under each stimulation condition, several receptor systems are activated, and that it is not yet possible to stimulate only one afferent system in isolation in human mastication experiments. To achieve a method for uniform investigation, we need to set a method for stimulation of the afferent pathway under study with minimal simultaneous activation of other receptor systems. This stimulation should also be done in an efficient and reproducible way. To substantiate our conviction to standardize the stimulus type and parameters, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of mechanical and electrical stimuli. For mechanical stimulus to be delivered in a reproducible way, the following precautions are suggested: The stimulus delivery system (often a probe attached to a vibrator) should be brought into secure contact with the area of stimulation. To minimize the slack between the probe, the area to be stimulated should be taken up by the application of pre-load, and the delivered force should be recorded in series. Electrical stimulus has advantages in that it can be delivered in a reproducible way, though its physiological relevance can be questioned. It is also necessary to standardize the method for recording and analyzing the responses of the motoneurons to the stimulation. For that, a new technique is introduced, and its advantages over the currently used methods are discussed. The new method can illustrate the synaptic potential that is induced in the motoneurons without the errors that are unavoidable in the current techniques. We believe that once stimulation, recording, and analysis methods are standardized, it will be possible to bring out the real "wiring diagram" that operates in conscious human subjects. |
Keywords: | Reflex; control; mastication; human; jaws; muscle. |
Description: | Copyright © 2002 International and American Associations for Dental Research |
Published version: | http://crobm.iadrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/85 |
Appears in Collections: | Molecular and Biomedical Science publications |
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