Surface electromyography of the masticatory muscles for application in dental practice. Current evidence and future developments;Oberflächen-elektromyographie der kaumuskulatur in der zahnärztlichen anwendung. Aktuelle evidenz und zukünftige entwicklungen

International Journal of Computerized Dentistry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-106

  Hugger, Alfons ^a   Hugger, Sybille ^b   Schindler, Hans J ^c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chewing; Electromyography; Fatigue; Masticatory muscles; Maximum voluntary contraction; Orofacial pain; Pain adaptation model; Reliability; Resting activity; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STANDARD; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL PAIN; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 57749170622     PISSN: 14634201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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