Pressure pain threshold of the posterior aspect of the temporomandibular joint measured with a semi-spherical probe

Journal of Orofacial Pain

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-150

  Nordahl, Silvi ^a   Kopp, Sigvard ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Algometer probe; Healthy; Pressure pain threshold; Smallest detectable difference; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOREHEAD; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 0041919283     PISSN: 10646655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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