Anatomic and mechanical properties of the lateral disc attachment of the temporomandibular joint

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1164-1167

  Amor, Faten Ben ^a   Carpentier, Pierre ^b   Foucart, Jean Michel ^b   Meunier, Alain ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRENGTH; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TENSION;

EID: 0031697223     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(98)90763-7     Document Type: Article

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