Clinical indications for altering vertical dimension of occlusion: Functional and biologic considerations for reconstruction of the dental occlusion

Quintessence International

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 275-280

  Harper, Richard P ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FACIAL BONE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; REVIEW; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; DENTAL OCCLUSION; FACIAL BONES; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESSURE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 0034172686     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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