Differences in initial symptom scores between myogenous TMD patients with high and low temporomandibular opening index

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-28

  Miller, Victor J ^a   Karic, Vesna V ^b   Myers, Sandra L ^c  

^a University of Witwatersrand ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 32044469173     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/crn.2006.005     Document Type: Article

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