Avaliação de um dispositivo intra oral Diosports performance e a capacidade aeróbica de um atleta relato de caso

Abstract

The Diosports Performance is an intraoral device developed with the objective of promoting a mandibular repositioning, responding with compensatory movements during locomotion, interfering with respiration and cervical strength, providing a postural improvement and muscular efficiency of the athlete. The objective of this report was to evaluate if an intraoral device "Diosports Performance" can improve the capacity the aerobic of a running athlete. The athlete chosen as a volunteer submitted to a transcutaneous electrical stimulation, to deprogram the chewing muscles, eliminating the memory of the mandibular position, allowing the mandibular repositioning in an orthopedic position of comfort for confection of the device, after which the athlete was submitted to three tests : 1. Surface electromyography, to evaluate the power and discrepancy between the paired muscles; 2. Kinesiography to make a three-dimensional record of mandibular movements, evaluating their discrepancies. The device was made from a mold of the arches with the aid of a kinesiógrafo, indicating the neuromuscular positioning. 3. Treadmill ergospirometric test, done later to evaluate the aerobic potential of the running athlete, measuring the maximum oxygen consumption captured in the situations: without plaque, with plaque and with a placebo plaque. The test indicated that the placebo effect influenced the athlete's performance, but despite improved air intake, he went into fatigue 33,3% faster than other standards. The use of the plaque did not harmed air collection and did not show a significantly higher gain in comparison to the performance without the plaque. The athlete presented a healthy natural dentition with good occlusal stability and was not noticed, therefore, changes with the use of the plaque.