The Reproducibility of Muscle and Joint Tenderness Detection Methods and Maximum Mandibular Movement Measurement for the Temporomandibular System

Journal of Orofacial Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-26

  Goulet, Jean Paul ^a   Clark, Glenn T ^b   Flack, Virginia F ^c   Liu, Changriu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interexaminer reliability; Mandibular movement measurements; Muscle tenderness assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOVEMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALPATION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 0032325397     PISSN: 10646655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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