The effect of physiological nonbalanced occlusion on the thickness of the temporomandibular joint disc: A pilot autopsy study

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-152

  Wang, Mei Qing ^a   He, Jian Jun ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Widmalm, Sven E ^b  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALOCCLUSION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

CADAVER; DENTAL OCCLUSION, BALANCED; DENTAL OCCLUSION, CENTRIC; DENTAL OCCLUSION, TRAUMATIC; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; PILOT PROJECTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK;

EID: 38849118973     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(08)60031-1     Document Type: Article

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