Masticatory performance in postmaxillectomy patients with edentulous maxillae fitted with obturator prostheses

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-150

  Ono, Takahiro ^a   Kohda, Hideki ^b   Hori, Kazuhiro ^a   Nokubi, Takashi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kohda Dental Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BITE FORCE; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; PALATAL OBTURATORS; PALATE, HARD; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 34047193506     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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