The production and materials of mouthguards: Conventional vs additive manufacturing-A systematic review

VPD Gonçalves, CMF Vieira, HAC Lopera - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
This investigation presents a critical analysis of mouthguard production, focusing on the
evaluation of conventional vs additive manufacturing methods, the materials involved, and …

Young basketball players have better manual dexterity performance than sportsmen and non-sportsmen of the same age: a cross-sectional study

A Amato, V Giustino, A Patti, P Proia, T Trivic, P Drid… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Manual dexterity is a key skill in motor development. There are conflicting studies on the
influence of sports practice on this skill and on which type of sport trains this ability the most …

[HTML][HTML] Acute effects of wearing bite-aligning mouthguards on muscular strength, power, agility and quickness in a trained population: a systematic review

A Miró, B Buscà, J Aguilera-Castells… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of the present systematic review was to determine the acute effects of wearing
bite-aligning mouthguards on muscle strength, power, agility and quickness in athletes. A …

Effects of an experimental short-time high-intensity warm-up on explosive muscle strength performance in soccer players: A pilot study

A Patti, V Giustino, N Hirose, G Messina… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an experimental short-time warm-up
consisting of a small number of intermittent high-intensity sprints on explosive muscle …

The effect of a controlled mandible position mouthguard on upper body strength and power in trained rugby athletes–a randomized within subject study

A Dias, L Redinha, F Tavares, L Silva, F Malaquias… - Injury, 2022 - Elsevier
Background It is widely accepted that mouthguards are effective for injury protection in
sports. However, findings on the effects of mouthguards in strength and power production …

Orofacial muscles activity in children with swallowing dysfunction and removable functional appliances

G Messina, V Giustino, F Martines… - European journal of …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Swallowing dysfunction is a frequent disorder among children and refers to an altered
tongue posture and abnormal tongue movement during swallowing. Removable functional …

[HTML][HTML] Kinematics of cervical spine during rowing ergometer at different stroke rates in young rowers: a pilot study

V Giustino, D Zangla, G Messina, S Pajaujiene… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Research on biomechanics in rowing has mostly focused on the lumbar spine.
However, injuries can also affect other body segments. Thus, the aim of this pilot study was …

Taopatch® combined with home-based training protocol to prevent sedentary lifestyle and biochemical changes in MS patients during COVID-19 pandemic

A Amato, G Messina, K Feka, D Genua… - European Journal …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In Multiple sclerosis (MS) it is important to preserve the residual physiological functions of
subjects. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of nanotechnological …

Effects of occlusal splints on shoulder strength and activation

A Dias, L Redinha, JR Vaz, N Cordeiro, L Silva… - Annals of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The use of oral appliances to enhance sports performance has been advocated
by some authors, however, studies addressing the effectiveness of these strategies are …

[HTML][HTML] Acute effects of jaw clenching while wearing a customized bite-aligning mouthguard on muscle activity and force production during maximal upper body …

A Miró, B Busca, J Arboix-Alió, P Huertas… - Journal of Exercise …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Objective The possible mechanisms supporting the relationship
between the masticatory and the musculoskeletal systems have been recently investigated …