Maximum voluntary molar bite force in subjects with normal occlusion

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 427-433

  Varga, Suzana ^a   Spalj, Stjepan ^b   Lapter Varga, Marina ^a   Anic Milosevic, Sandra ^a   Mestrovic, Senka ^a   Slaj, Mladen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DENTAL SURGERY; FACE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MOLAR TOOTH; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BITE FORCE; BODY MASS INDEX; DENTAL OCCLUSION; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MOLAR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 80051686561     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: 14602210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjq097     Document Type: Article

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