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Music's Impact on TMD

Music's Impact on TMD

Plus: 2025 CE Events (Includes Discount Codes)

January 20, 2025

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Can your favorite song reduce TMD muscle activity by 44%? New EMG data reveals music's surprising impact on parafunctional habits and muscle tension.

Today's Clinical Corner explores what this means for your practice.

In Today’s Edition:

Music's Impact on TMD
CE Opportunities / Events

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Clinical Corner

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Key Takeaways🔑

Music's measurable impact: Patient-preferred music reduces muscle activity by 44%

Environmental stress effect: Stressful sounds increase parafunctional activity by 43%

Clinical significance: TMD patients show 2x higher baseline muscle activity vs controls

Music's Impact on TMD: New Data Changes Treatment Approach

Recent research reveals music significantly modulates muscle activity in TMD patients. The study shows relaxing music decreases bruxism effort by 26%, while favorite music reduces it by 44%.

The Numbers That Matter

Key findings from EMG monitoring:

Stressful music: 43% increase in muscle activity
Relaxing music: 26% reduction in bruxism effort
Favorite music: 44% reduction in muscle activity
TMD patients show 2x higher baseline muscle activity vs controls

Clinical Significance

The data demonstrates music's physiological impact on masticatory muscles. TMD patients responded more dramatically to both positive and negative musical stimuli compared to controls.

Research Implications

Two findings stand out:

Music modulates muscle activity without conscious patient effort
Patient-selected music shows strongest positive effect

Practice Applications

While staying within scope, this research suggests incorporating acoustic environment questions in TMD assessments. Consider documenting patient music preferences and environmental stress factors during evaluations.

The evidence indicates acoustic environment plays a measurable role in TMD management - a factor often overlooked in traditional assessments.

Reference: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 2020

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