Electromyographic evaluation of masticatory function in denture wearers in related to existing occlusal support

Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-177

  Nakamura, Teruyasu ^a,b   Baba, Kazuyoshi ^a   Minami, Ichiro ^a   Okano, Nobuhiko ^a   Ohyama, Takashi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eichner's index; Electromyography; Masticatory function; Occlusal support; Removable partial denture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16644383224     PISSN: 13428810     EISSN: 13428810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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