Jaw clenching: Muscle and joint forces, optimization strategies

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 843-847

  Schindler, H J ^a,c   Rues, S ^a   Turp J C ^b,d   Schweizerhof, K ^a   Lenz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

EMG; Jaw muscles; Joint forces; Muscle forces; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BITE FORCE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 34548711910     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910708600907     Document Type: Article

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