Ultrasonographic thickness and electromyographic activity of masseter muscle of human females

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-128

  Georgiakaki, I ^a,c   Tortopidis, D ^a   Garefis, P ^a   Kiliaridis, S ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Masseter muscle thickness; Muscle physiology; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BITE FORCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSETER MUSCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33846422734     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2006.01677.x     Document Type: Article

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