Effects of a functional appliance on masticatory muscles of young adults suffering from muscle-related temporomandibular disorders

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 524-529

  Castroflorio, T ^a,b   Talpone, F ^a   Deregibus, A ^a   Piancino, M G ^a   Bracco, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional appliance; Masticatory muscles; Surface electromyography; Torque index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUXISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, FUNCTIONAL; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 3042566873     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2004.01274.x     Document Type: Article

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