Surface electromyography in the assessment of jaw elevator muscles

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 638-645

  Castroflorio, T ^a   Bracco, P ^a   Farina, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Jaw elevator muscles; Motor unit; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JAW; MALE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BITE FORCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 58949100802     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2008.01864.x     Document Type: Review

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