Effects of short-term adaptation to new complete dentures on perception thresholds for interocclusal thickness in experienced and non-experienced denture wearers

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 738-741

  Nalbant, A Dilek ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complete denture wearer; Tactile sensibility; Thickness perception

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; STEEL;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ALUMINUM FOIL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; THICKNESS; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

AGED; DENTURE, COMPLETE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH;

EID: 2942592407     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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