Functional roles of oral reflexes in chewing and biting: Phase-, task- and site-dependent reflex sensitivity

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-369

  van der Glas, Hilbert W ^a   van der Bilt, Andries ^a   Abbink, Jan H ^a   Mason, Andrew G ^b   Cadden, Samuel W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jaw muscles; Mastication; Motor control; Reflex modulation

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STIMULATION;

BITE FORCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MECHANORECEPTORS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 33847328036     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.10.022     Document Type: Review

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