Activity of superior head of human lateral pterygoid increases with increases in contralateral and protrusive jaw displacement

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-264

  Bhutada, Manish K ^a   Phanachet, Intira ^a   Whittle, Terry ^a   Peck, Chris C ^a   Murray, Greg M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Electromyography; Jaw movement; Lateral pterygoid muscle; Single motor unit

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JAW; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JAW; JAW RELATION RECORD; MANDIBLE; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34547854724     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2007.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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