Integrated Electromyography of the Masseter on Incremental Opening and Closing with Audio Biofeedback: A Study on Mandibular Posture

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 419-425

  Gross, Martin D ^a   Ormianer, Zeev ^a   Moshe, Kobi ^a   Gazit, Esther ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECORDING; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAPE RECORDING; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 0033181612     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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