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Archives of oral biology · Jan 2017
Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on masseter motor-neuron pool excitability.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been widely used to modulate the excitability of the cortical control of limbs muscles, but rarely in the cortical control of human masseter muscles. This study aims to investigate the effects of rTMS on masseter motor-neuron pool excitability in humans. ⋯ The present findings demonstrate that high-frequency rTMS increases masseter motor-neuron pool excitability.