Relationship of temporomandibular disorders to muscle tension-type headaches and a neuromuscular orthosis approach to treatment

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-108

  Cooper, Barry C ^a   Kleinberg, Israel ^a  

^a Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TENSION HEADACHE; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

DENTAL OCCLUSION; HUMANS; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MUSCLE TONUS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 68049106126     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/crn.2009.016     Document Type: Article

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