The effect of interocclusal appliances on temporomandibular joints as assessed by 3D reconstruction of MRI scans

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 18-23

  Chu, Sandra A ^a   Suvinen, Tuija I ^b   Clement, John G ^a   Reade, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Interocclusal; Magnetic resonance imaging; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK;

EID: 0035294430     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2001.tb00269.x     Document Type: Article

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