Comparison of foot contact area and plantar pressures distribution in subject with temporomandibular disorders and symptomatic individuals.
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Interdisciplinary Scientific Group of Sports Medicine, Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
2
Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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Student of the Faculty of Medical Dentistry, Medical University Gdańsk, Poland
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Independent Unit of Functional Masticatory Disorders, Medical University Lublin, Poland
Submission date: 2025-03-02
Acceptance date: 2025-03-03
Publication date: 2025-03-29
Corresponding author
Aleksandra Dolina
Interdisciplinary Scientific Group of Sports Medicine, Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Interdisciplinary Scientific Group of Sports Medicine, Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Wiadomości Lekarskie 2025;(3):513-521
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
The aim of the study was to determine the differences between the foot contact area and the distribution of plantar pressure between patients with different subtypes of temporomandibular disorders and asymptomatic individuals.
Material and methods:
A total of 48 patients with temporomandibular disorders (17 with disc disorders subtype; 14 with myofascial subtype; 17 with mixed diagnosis) and 33 asymptomatic subjects (control group) diagnosed by Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders were perform posturography examination using FreeMED MAXI ground reaction force platform (Sensor Medica; Guidonia Montecelio, Roma, Italia) under different mandibular conditions (rest position, clenching, clenching on cotton rolls). The following parameters were used for statistical analysis: percentage distribution of plantar pressure (left/right foot and forefoot/backfoot) and foot contact area.
Results:
Changes in foot posture parameters are visible in both patients with temporomandibular disorders and in the control group, under different visual and mandibular conditions.
Conclusions:
The findings suggest a clear necessity for higher-quality studies with larger sample sizes.
The aim of the study was to determine the differences between the foot contact area and the distribution of plantar pressure between patients with different subtypes of temporomandibular disorders and asymptomatic individuals.
Material and methods:
A total of 48 patients with temporomandibular disorders (17 with disc disorders subtype; 14 with myofascial subtype; 17 with mixed diagnosis) and 33 asymptomatic subjects (control group) diagnosed by Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders were perform posturography examination using FreeMED MAXI ground reaction force platform (Sensor Medica; Guidonia Montecelio, Roma, Italia) under different mandibular conditions (rest position, clenching, clenching on cotton rolls). The following parameters were used for statistical analysis: percentage distribution of plantar pressure (left/right foot and forefoot/backfoot) and foot contact area.
Results:
Changes in foot posture parameters are visible in both patients with temporomandibular disorders and in the control group, under different visual and mandibular conditions.
Conclusions:
The findings suggest a clear necessity for higher-quality studies with larger sample sizes.
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