The Effect of Stepwise Increases in Vertical Dimension of Occlusion on Isometric Strength of Cervical Flexors and Deltoid Muscles in Nonsymptomatic Females

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 264-273

  Chakfa, Abeer M ^a,b   Mehta, Noshir R ^a,c,d,e,f   Forgione, Albert G ^a,g   Al Badawi, Emad A ^a,h,i   Lobo, Silvia Lobo ^a,j   Zawawi, Khalid H ^a,g,h,k  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c Department of General Dentistry ^*

^d American Board of Orofacial Pain   (United States)

^e International College of Dentists

^f American College of Dentists   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

ⁱ KING FAHAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^j Latinamerican University of Science and Technology   (Costa Rica)

^k UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALOCCLUSION; MASTICATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BITE FORCE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALOCCLUSION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK MUSCLES; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 0036777169     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08869634.2002.11752122     Document Type: Article

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