Duration of the Electromyographic Silent Period Following the Jaw-Jerk Reflex in Human Subjects

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1977, Pages 660-664

  Mcnamara, David C ^a   Crane, Patrick F ^a   Mccall, Willard D ^a   Ash, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JAW OPENING REFLEX; MASSETER MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

DENTAL OCCLUSION; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MUSCLE TONUS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFLEX; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 0017695126     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00220345770560061501     Document Type: Article

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