Perioral and dental perception of mechanical stimulus among subjects with and without awareness of bruxism

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 125-128

  Mäntyvaara, Jarkko ^b   Sjöholm, Tommy ^b   Pertovaara, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bruxism; Perioral skin; Spatial acuity; Tactile threshold; Tooth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRUXISM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; INCISOR; LIP; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; TOUCH;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BRUXISM; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; LIP; MALE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP BRUXISM; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOUCH;

EID: 0034200703     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000163500429253     Document Type: Article

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