Myogenous temporomandibular disorder patients and the temporomandibular opening index

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 720-722

  Miller, V J ^a   Karic, V V ^a   Myers, S L ^b   Exner, H V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME;

EID: 0034242678     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2000.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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