Postural control of the human mandible

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-352

  Miles, Timothy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Head movement; Locomotion; Mandible; Posture; Stretch reflex; Tremor

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; JAW; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; WALKING;

HUMANS; JAW; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; POSTURE; REFLEX, STRETCH; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

EID: 33847285608     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.12.017     Document Type: Review

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