The diagnostic value of pressure algometry in myofascial pain of the jaw muscles

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-14

  Farella, M ^a   Michelotti, A ^a   Steenks, M H ^b   Romeo, R ^a   Cimino, R ^a   Bosman, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME;

EID: 0033628450     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2000.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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