Is there a greater mandibular movement capacity towards the left? Verification of an observation from 1921

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 242-247

  Turp J C ^a   Alpaslan, C ^b   Gerds, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lateral pterygoid muscle; Mandibular mobility; Range of motion; Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders; Temporomandibular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 16344372258     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2004.01425.x     Document Type: Article

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