TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maurer, Christian
A1  - Heller, Sebastian
A1  - Sure, Jil-Julia
A1  - Fuchs, Daniel
A1  - Mickel, Christoph
A1  - Wanke, Eileen M.
A1  - Groneberg, Jan David Alexander
A1  - Ohlendorf, Daniela Maren
T1  - Strength improvements through occlusal splints? the effects of different lower jaw positions on maximal isometric force production and performance in different jumping types
T2  - PLoS one
N2  - Objective: The influence of the jaw position on postural control, body posture, walking and running pattern has been reported in the literature. All these movements have in common that a relatively small, but well controlled muscle activation is required. The induced effects on motor output through changed jaw positions have been small. Therefore, it has been questioned if it could still be observed in maximal muscle activation.
Method: Twenty-three healthy, mid age recreational runners (mean age = 34.0 ± 10.3 years) participated in this study. Three different jump tests (squat jump, counter movement jump, and drop jumps from four different heights) and three maximal strength tests (trunk flexion and extension, leg press of the right and left leg) were conducted. Four different dental occlusion conditions and an additional familiarization condition were tested. Subjects performed the tests on different days for which the four occlusion conditions were randomly changed.
Results: No familiarization effect was found. Occlusion conditions with a relaxation position and with a myocentric condylar position showed significantly higher values for several tests compared to the neutral condition and the maximal occlusion position. Significance was found in the squat jump, countermovement jump, the drop jump from 32cm and 40cm, trunk extension, leg press force and rate of force development. The effect due to the splint conditions is an improvement between 3% and 12% (min and max). No influence of the jaw position on symmetry or balance between extension and flexion muscle was found.
Conclusion: An influence of occlusion splints on rate of force development (RFD) and maximal strength tests could be confirmed. A small, but consistent increase in the performance parameters could be measured. The influence of the occlusion condition is most likely small compared to other influences as for example training status, age, gender and circadian rhythm.
KW  - Legs
KW  - Jaw
KW  - Torque
KW  - Jumping
KW  - Hip
KW  - Postural control
KW  - Knees
KW  - Musculoskeletal system
Y1  - 2018
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/45769
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-457695
SN  - 1932-6203
N1  - Copyright: © 2018 Maurer et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
IS  - (2): e0193540
SP  - 1
EP  - 17
PB  - PLoS
CY  - Lawrence, Kan.
ER  -