The Influence of Forward Head Posture on Dental Occlusion

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-39

  Makofsky, Howard W ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a South Shore University Hospital Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c TOURO COLLEGE   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DENTAL OCCLUSION; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; JAW RELATION RECORD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PICTURES; POSTURE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033742803     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08869634.2000.11746111     Document Type: Article

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