Review of clinical EMG studies related to muscle and occlusal factors in healthy and TMD subjects

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 631-644

  Suvinen, T I ^a   Kemppainen, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Muscles of mastication; Occlusal; Postural; Repeatability; Rest; Splint; Temporomandibular; TMD; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASSETER MUSCLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DENTAL OCCLUSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MASSETER MUSCLE; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 34548064337     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2007.01769.x     Document Type: Article

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