Mandibular rest position: A reliable position influenced by head support and body posture

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 614-622

  Tingey, E MacKay ^b   Buschang, Peter H ^a   Throckmorton, Gaylord S ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Texas A and M University System ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEAD; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEAD; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MOLAR; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 0035653711     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mod.2001.119802     Document Type: Article

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