The Effect of Vertical Dimension and Mandibular Position on Isometric Strength of the Cervical Flexors

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-92

  Al Abbasi, Hala ^a,b,c   Mehta, Noshir R ^a,d   Forgione, Albert G ^a,c   Clark, R Ernest ^a,e  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d International College of Dentists   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK MUSCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BITE FORCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK MUSCLES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 0033109355     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08869634.1999.11746082     Document Type: Article

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