Use of cryotherapy to enhance mouth opening in patients with cerebral palsy

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 232-234

  Dos Santos, Maria Teresa Botti Rodrigues ^a,c   De Oliveira, Leda Magalhaes ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Cryotherapy; Masseter; Masticatory muscles; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MEASUREMENT; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPASTICITY; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

EID: 7044269312     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2004.tb01698.x     Document Type: Article

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