The effect of an interocclusal appliance on bite force and masseter electromyography in asymptomatic subjects and patients with temporomandibular pain and dysfunction

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 530-537

  Chandu, A ^a,b   Suvinen, T I ^c   Reade, P C ^b   Borromeo, G L ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bite force; Electromyography; Interocclusal appliance; Temporomandibular disorders; Vertical dimension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUXISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BITE FORCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; PAIN; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 3042520523     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2004.01377.x     Document Type: Article

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