Relationship between facial asymmetry and masseter reflex activity

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 298-303

  Machida, Naoki ^a   Yamada, Kazuhiro ^b   Takata, Yoshiyuki ^b   Yamada, Yoshiaki ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW OPENING REFLEX; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0037371493     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joms.2003.50060     Document Type: Article

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