Sensory and motor function of teeth and dental implants: A basis for osseoperception

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 119-122

  Trulsson, Mats ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dental implant; Mastication; Mechanoreceptor; Microneurography; Periodontal receptor; Sensory motor control; Tooth

Indexed keywords

BITE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD; FORCE; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROGRAPHY; OSSEOPERCEPTION; PERCEPTION; PERIODONTIUM; SENSATION; SENSORY NERVE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOUCH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; DENTAL IMPLANTS; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; PERCEPTION; PERIODONTIUM; TOOTH;

EID: 14644418393     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2005.04139.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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