Temporomandibular disorders and the application of laser therapy;Los trastornos temporomandibulares y la radiación láser

Revista Cubana de Estomatologia

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  León, Ileana Grau ^a,b   Almagro, Soraya ^a   García, Rogelio Cabo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS DE LA HABANA   (Cuba)

^b Facultad de Estomatologia   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Laser therapy; Present pain intensity; Temporomandibular disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049128747     PISSN: 00347507     EISSN: 00347507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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