Brow and Masticatory Muscle Activity Senses Subjective Hedonic Experiences during Food Consumption

Sensing subjective hedonic or emotional experiences during eating using physiological activity is practically and theoretically important. A recent psychophysiological study has reported that facial electromyography (EMG) measured from the corrugator supercilii muscles was negatively associated with hedonic ratings, including liking, wanting, and valence, during the consumption of solid foods. However, the study protocol prevented participants from natural mastication (crushing of food between the teeth) during physiological data acquisition, which could hide associations between hedonic experiences and masticatory muscle activity during natural eating. We investigated this issue by assessing participants’ subjective ratings (liking, wanting, valence, and arousal) and recording physiological measures, including EMG of the corrugator supercilii, zygomatic major, masseter, and suprahyoid muscles while they consumed gel-type solid foods (water-based gellan gum jellies) of diverse flavors. Ratings of liking, wanting, and valence were negatively correlated with corrugator supercilii EMG and positively correlated with masseter and suprahyoid EMG. These findings imply that subjective hedonic experiences during food consumption can be sensed using EMG signals from the brow and masticatory muscles.

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Variation in Daily Masticatory Muscle Activity in the Rabbit

Journal of Dental Research ◽

10.1177/154405910408300111 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 83 (1) ◽

pp. 55-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

G.E.J. Langenbach ◽

T. van Wessel ◽

P. Brugman ◽

T.M.G.J. van Eijden

Keyword(s):

Muscle Activity ◽

Radio Telemetry ◽

Masticatory Muscles ◽

Masticatory Muscle ◽

Peak Activity ◽

Space And Time ◽

Individual Variations ◽

Masticatory Muscle Activity

The daily use of masticatory muscles remains largely unclear, since continuous recordings were limited in space and time. This study’s purpose was to use radio-telemetry to examine daily muscle use and its inter- and intra-individual variations. A telemetric device was implanted into the rabbit masseter, and the transmitted signals were digitally stored for 7 days. Muscle use was analyzed by calculation of the total time each muscle was activated above 5, 20, and 50% of the day’s peak activity. Rabbits (n = 6) spent only 2% of the time chewing. Muscles were activated up to 20% of the total time at levels exceeding 5% of peak activity, and only about 0.5% of the time in forceful behaviors utilizing 50% of maximum contraction. It can be concluded that daily muscle use remained constant during succeeding days, but differed significantly among muscle regions and individuals.

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The Relationship between Stress and Masticatory Muscle Activity in Female Students

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10163459 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (16) ◽

pp. 3459

Author(s):

Grzegorz Zieliński ◽

Michał Ginszt ◽

Magdalena Zawadka ◽

Katarzyna Rutkowska ◽

Zuzanna Podstawka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Perceived Stress ◽

Stress Level ◽

Muscle Activity ◽

High Stress ◽

Masticatory Muscles ◽

Female Students ◽

Bioelectrical Activity ◽

Masticatory Muscle ◽

The Relationship ◽

Masticatory Muscle Activity

The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between stress measured by the perceived stress scale (PSS-10) questionnaire and masticatory muscle activity. Experimental design assumed the study of healthy young women without temporomandibular disorders, dividing them into three groups depending on the result of the stress level and then comparing these groups in terms of bioelectrical activity of the masticatory muscles. After the exclusion criteria were applied, 63 female students (mean age: 22.3 ± 2.4 years) from Medical University of Lublin were included in the study. The subjects were then divided into 3 groups: with low (n = 18), medium (n = 18) and high stress level (n = 27), according to PSS-10 results. Resting and functional activity of temporalis anterior (TA) and masseter (MM) muscles were measured by electromyograph BioEMG III. There were statistically significant effects of group on the absolute value of asymmetry index (AsI) of TA and MM during maximum voluntary clenching on dental cotton rollers (both p = 0.02). Post hoc analysis shows that there were statistically significant differences between medium and high stress groups in AsI TA (p = 0.01) and between low and high stress groups in AsI MM (p = 0.02). Perceived stress measured by PSS-10 questionnaire seems to be associated with changes in muscular asymmetry in functional clenching activity.

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Masticatory Muscles Activity in Sport Climbers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17041378 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 1378 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michał Ginszt ◽

Grzegorz Zieliński ◽

Aleksandra Byś ◽

Piotr Gawda ◽

Piotr Majcher

Keyword(s):

Muscle Activity ◽

Masticatory Muscles ◽

The Body ◽

Control Group ◽

Bioelectrical Activity ◽

Masticatory Muscle ◽

Sports Activity ◽

Sport Climbing ◽

Teeth Clenching ◽

Masticatory Muscle Activity

Masticatory muscle activity during teeth clenching is associated with changes in many physiological parameters throughout the body. Clenching can improve muscle activity, force production, rate of force development, and joint fixation. Hence, teeth clenching and masticatory muscle activity can be important in competitive sports activities. Sport climbing is becoming increasingly popular and will be included for the first time in the Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo, 2020. However, masticatory muscle activity in sport climbers has not yet been studied. The aim of the presented study is to compare the bioelectrical activity of the masticatory muscles in sport climbers and non-climbers in order to determine the relationship between these muscles and climbing activity. 44 subjects without masticatory system disorders (16 women and 28 men, average age 26.3) were divided into two groups of 22 sport climbers (8 women, 14 men, climbing experience >4 years), while 22 people (8 women, 14 men, with no regular sports activity) were assigned to the control group. Electromyographic examination of temporalis anterior (TA) and masseter muscle (MM) was evaluated in three conditions: during resting mandibular position, during maximum intercuspation clenching, and during maximum voluntary clenching with cotton rolls between teeth. For statistical analysis, the W Shapiro-Wilk test and the Mann-Whitney U test were used. Sport climbers showed significantly higher bioelectrical activities of MM during maximum intercuspation clenching (238.45 μV vs. 83.87 μV, p = 0.002), and during maximum voluntary clenching with cotton rolls between teeth (300.01 μV vs. 101.38 μV, p = 0.001) compared to controls. The differences between groups in relation to the resting bioelectrical activity of the MM muscles, and TA muscles in all conditions were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Higher bioelectrical activity of masseter muscles during clenching in climbers can be associated with this sports activity. However, the mechanism remains unknown and requires future research.

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Novel Functional Indices of Masticatory Muscle Activity

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10071440 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 1440

Author(s):

Michał Ginszt ◽

Grzegorz Zieliński

Keyword(s):

Muscle Activity ◽

Temporomandibular Disorders ◽

Activity Index ◽

Masticatory Muscles ◽

Healthy Adults ◽

Masticatory Muscle ◽

Symmetry Index ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Functional Indices ◽

Masticatory Muscle Activity

The aim of the present study was to analyze novel functional indices of masticatory muscle activity and compare them to existing and commonly used indices in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and healthy adults. Based on the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders, 78 adult women qualified for the study. Subjects were divided into two groups: diagnosed TMDs (n = 36; mean age: 23.4 ± 2.6 years) and healthy adults (n = 42; mean age: 22.4 ± 2.3 years). Measurements of the bioelectric activity of the temporalis anterior (TA), superficial masseter (MM), and anterior bellies of the digastric muscle (DA) were carried out using the BioEMG III ™. Functional Clenching (FCI) and Functional Opening (FOI) indices were obtained as the ratio of the difference between the mean muscle root mean square (RMS) potentials during functional activity, including clenching (CL) and opening (MMO), and mean muscle resting (REST) potentials. Next, based on FCI and FOI indices, the Functional Clenching Activity Index (FCAI), Functional Clenching Symmetry Index (FCSI), and Functional Opening Symmetry Index (FOSI) were obtained. The statistical analysis showed significant differences in activity index left-sided (AcIL) and Activity index both-sided (AcItot) between TMDs and healthy women during rest measurements. The significant differences between both groups were noted in terms of all Functional Clenching Indices except Functional Clenching Index for MM right-sided (FCIMM-R). In all analyzed FCI indices, the control group showed higher values compared to the TMDs. Moreover, a significant difference between TMDs and controls was observed within Functional Clenching Activity Index left-sided (FCAIL) (14.56 vs. −0.45, p = 0.01). Both functional indices, and asymmetry (AsI) and activity (AcI) indices seem to be reliable in assessing symmetry and activity within masticatory muscles. Further studies should be performed to verify the effectiveness and suitability of the assessment of masticatory muscles using functional indices.

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