Effects of an activator on the masseter and anterior temporal muscle activities in class II malocclusions

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 327-332

  Uner, Oktay ^a   Darendeliler, Nilufer ^a   Bilir, Erhan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE TRAINING; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE;

ACTIVATOR APPLIANCES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MASSETER MUSCLE; MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY; TEMPORAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0033149155     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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