Analysis of muscle hardness in patients with masticatory myofascial pain

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-179

  Kashima, Koji ^a   Igawa, Kaori ^a   Maeda, Sho ^a   Sakoda, Sumio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BITE FORCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HARDNESS TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME;

EID: 30644475688     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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