Temporomandibular Disorder Treatment Outcomes: First Report of a Large-Scale Prospective Clinical Study

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-20

  Gaudet, Elmer L ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Brown, Donald T ^f,g,h,i  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d American Equilibration Society   (United States)

^e AAHNFP Research Committee   (United States)

^f LSU School of Dentistry ^*  (United States)

^g LSU School of Nursing   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

ⁱ Academy of Dentistry International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DENTAL RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033740928     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08869634.2000.11746109     Document Type: Article

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