Mandibular tremor during isometric contractions

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-356

  Sowman, Paul F ^a   Türker, Kemal S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coherence; Jaw; Periodontal mechanoreceptors

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODONTIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREMOR;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MECHANORECEPTORS; PERIODONTIUM; REFLEX, STRETCH; TREMOR;

EID: 33847303716     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.09.006     Document Type: Review

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