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Effects of Jaw Clenching While Wearing a Customized Bite-Aligning Mouthpiece on Strength in Healthy Young Men
- Source :
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 30:1102-1110
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016.
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Abstract
- Recent studies have investigated the ergogenic effects of different types of mouthguards. There is evidence of the benefits of clenching customized mouthpieces on force and power development. The phenomenon called concurrent activation potentiation (CAP) promoted in jaw clenching seems to enhance the muscular strength and power in maximal isometric contractions and powerful actions in sport. Moreover, a bite-aligning mouthpiece may promote a more aligned and powerful clench. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of jaw clenching while wearing a customized bite-aligning mouthpiece (MP) on jump ability and isometric maximal strength tests in contrast to 2 other conditions: nonjaw clenching (NON-JAW) and jaw clenching without the mouthpiece (JAW). A within-subjects design was used to assess the jump performance and the maximal isometric force in 28 physically active male subjects. Statistical analyses revealed significantly higher performance in JAW and NON-JAW conditions for handgrip force (HG-peakforce) and all variables of the back-row exercise (BRW) and countermovement vertical jump (CMVJ) (p ≤ 0.05). Significant differences between NON-JAW and JAW were found for HG-peakforce (p ≤ 0.05). These findings suggest that it is advisable to use a customized bite-aligning mouthpiece to improve strength and power performance.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Dentistry
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Ergogenic Effects
Isometric exercise
Physical strength
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Vertical jump
0302 clinical medicine
Maximal strength
Humans
Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Muscle Strength
Mouthpiece
Orthodontics
business.industry
Power performance
030229 sport sciences
030206 dentistry
General Medicine
Jaw
Masticatory Muscles
Jump
Mouth Protectors
business
Muscle Contraction
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10648011
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4b2a3ac5641261c86c9a13784ec842e2