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dc.contributorUniversitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna
dc.contributor.authorMiró, Adrià
dc.contributor.authorBuscà Safont-Tria, Bernat
dc.contributor.authorAguilera-Castells, Joan
dc.contributor.authorArboix Alió, Jordi
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-09T21:41:00Z
dc.date.available2023-11-09T21:41:00Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/3573
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the present systematic review was to determine the acute effects of wearing bite-aligning mouthguards on muscle strength, power, agility and quickness in athletes. A search of the current literature was performed using the electronic databases (until 1 May 2021) Web of Science, Scopus and Medline. The inclusion criteria were: (1) descriptive design studies; (2) with randomized clinical trials; (3) examining the within-subject acute effects of wearing mouthguards on functional and neuromuscular performance parameters; (4) in physical active, recreational or high-standard athletes. Twenty-seven studies met the inclusion criteria. Sixteen reported positive effects in some of the variables assessed, two reported negative effects and the rest found no significant differences. Overall, the main findings described in the literature are inconclusive concerning the neuromuscular advantages of using mouthguards in muscle strength, power, agility and quickness. These discrepancies might be related to several factors such as differences in testing protocols, poor control of the jaw magnitude and improper mouthguard designs. Despite these differences, after conducting the present systematic review, the authors speculate that jaw clenching while wearing custom-made, bite-aligning oral devices might promote beneficial effects in lower limb power actions, especially in jump ability and knee extension movements. Thus, athletes might consider the use of mouthguards, not only for their protective role but also for the potential ergogenic effects in specific actions, mainly those for which lower limb muscular power are required.ca
dc.format.extent17ca
dc.language.isoengca
dc.publisherMDPIca
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, 18(13), 6933ca
dc.rights© L'autor/aca
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.otherProtectors bucalsca
dc.subject.otherEsportsca
dc.titleAcute Effects of Wearing Bite-Aligning Mouthguards on Muscular Strength, Power, Agility and Quickness in a Trained Population: A Systematic Reviewca
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleca
dc.rights.accessLevelinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.embargo.termscapca
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136933ca
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FPCEEB/PIF1920-PSITICca
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionca


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