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  • Title: Masseteric facilitation induced by electrical stimulation of rat orofacial tissues.
    Author: Bourdiol PM, Aigouy L, Pajot J, Woda A.
    Journal: Arch Oral Biol; 1992 Apr; 37(4):315-21. PubMed ID: 1520096.
    Abstract:
    The effects of a conditioning electrical shock applied to the periodontium of the lower incisor or the glabrous area of the lower lip on the jaw-closing reflex in the anesthetized, non-paralysed rat were studied. The masseteric reflex was triggered by stimulation of the mesencephalic nucleus as a test shock and was recorded from the masseter muscle. There was facilitation of the jaw-jerk reflex, which culminated at an interval of 10-15 ms between the conditioning and the test shocks. This facilitation was not suppressed by digastric excision or by blocking a possible rebound closing reflex evoked by jaw opening. No inhibitory influence was observed. This facilitatory effects relies on an A alpha input and on cell bodies making up the mesencephalic nucleus. The direct excitatory electrical events observed in the masseter muscle after periodontal or labial stimulation proved to be due to the diffusion of the bioelectrical activity generated in the neighbouring jaw-opening muscles.
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