An electromyographic investigation of masticatory muscles symmetry in normo-occlusion subjects

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-40

  Ferrario, V F ^a,b   Sforza, C ^a   Colombo, A ^a   Ciusa, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL OCCLUSION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033630296     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2000.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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