Following treatment of myogenous TMD patients with the temporomandibular opening index: An initial report

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 668-670

  Miller, V J ^a   Karic, V V ^a   Myers, S L ^b   Bodner, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Limitation of movement; Myogenous; Pain; Temporomandibular opening index; TMD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; MALE; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOM; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; AGE; FACE PAIN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041419539     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2003.00861.x     Document Type: Article

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