The immediate effect of hard and soft splints on the EMG activity of the masseter and temporalis muscles

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 559-563

  Al Quran, F A M ^a   Lyons, M F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASSETER MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICS; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADULT; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MASSETER MUSCLE; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPORAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0033162953     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.1999.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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