Craniofacial growth after a period of unilateral masticatory function in young rabbits

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 331-337

  Poikela, Aila ^a   Kantomaa, Tuomo ^b   Pirttiniemi, Pertti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Articular surface; Craniofacial growth; Masticatory function

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FACE ASYMMETRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JAW; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MASTICATION; MAXILLA; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; MOLAR TOOTH; PALATE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; TEMPORAL BONE;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MASTICATION; MAXILLA; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; MOLAR; PALATE; RABBITS; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0031205337     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1997.tb00249.x     Document Type: Article

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