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<journal-id>2215-3411</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Odovtos International Journal of Dental Sciences]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Odovtos]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-3411</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2215-34112023000200010</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/ijds.2023.54119</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Assessment of electromyography in evaluating masseter muscle activity in oral submucous fibrosis with different treatment modalities: a systematic review]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de la electromiografía en la evaluación del músculo masetero,actividad en fibrosis submucosa oral con diferente tratamiento modalidades: una revisión sistemática]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Poornachitra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Uma Maheswari]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T.N.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Saveetha University Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS) Saveetha Dental College and Hospital]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>India</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Saveetha University Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS) Saveetha Dental College and Hospital]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>India</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>10</fpage>
<lpage>19</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-34112023000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-34112023000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-34112023000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Electromyography (EMG) is used for the measurement of muscle activity to characterize the nature of muscle contraction in Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF). Aim: To assess the efficacy of EMG in evaluating masseter muscle activity in the management of OSMF. This review identified 73 records from standard databases which were rigorously screened with eligibility criteria and 3 clinical studies were identified based on our inclusion criteria. The quality of included studies was assessed by the PEDro scale and data was synthesized with detailed characterization. The Risk of Bias assessment among studies was done using the ROBINS-I tool and a meta-analysis could not be done due to high clinical heterogeneity. Our result recommends that EMG be used as an objective prognosis assessment tool by quantifying the management of OSMF irrespective of the intervention applied. However, it is not to be considered the gold standard as of now with limited data pooled and needs to be further assessed with clinical trials. EMG can be advocated as a reliable adjunct assessment for measuring the interventional outcome of OSMF irrespective of treatment modalities.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La electromiografía se ha utilizado para medir la actividad muscular y caracterizar la naturaleza de la contracción muscular. Nuestra revisión sistemática tuvo como objetivo evaluar la eficacia de EMG en la evaluación de la actividad del músculo masetero en el manejo de OSMF. Esta revisión identificó 73 registros de bases de datos estándar que se revisaron rigurosamente con criterios de elegibilidad y se identificaron 3 estudios clínicos según nuestros criterios de inclusión. La calidad de los estudios incluidos se evaluó mediante la implementación de la escala PEDro y los datos se sintetizaron con una caracterización detallada. La evaluación del riesgo de sesgo entre los estudios se realizó mediante la herramienta ROBINS-I y no se pudo realizar un metanálisis debido a la alta heterogeneidad clínica. Nuestro resultado recomienda que la EMG podría utilizarse como una herramienta objetiva de evaluación del pronóstico mediante la cuantificación en el manejo de OSMF independientemente de la intervención aplicada. Sin embargo, no debe considerarse el estándar de oro a partir de ahora con datos agrupados limitados, y debe volver a evaluarse en el futuro después de la disponibilidad de ensayos clínicos extensos. A partir de ahora, la EMG se puede recomendar como un equipo de evaluación complementario confiable para medir el resultado de la intervención de la fibrosis submucosa oral, independientemente de las modalidades de tratamiento.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Oral submucous fibrosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Electromyography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Masseter muscle]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fibrosis submucosa oral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Electromiografía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Músculo masetero]]></kwd>
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