A new method for evaluating the threshold of periodontal ligament mechanoreceptor by slow speed mechanical stimulation

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 482-487

  Oki, Kazuhiro ^a   Hamanaka, Mai ^b   Arima, Taro ^b   Takahashi, Shuhei ^b   Hasegawa, Kouichi ^a   Minagi, Shogo ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mechanical stimulation; Mechanoreceptor; Periodontium; Pressure sense

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTITION; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOADING TEST; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PRESSURE SENSE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TOOTH; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0344010683     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0765.2003.00679.x     Document Type: Article

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