Dental occlusion, body posture and temporomandibular disorders: Where we are now and where we are heading for

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 463-471

  Manfredini, D ^a   Castroflorio, T ^b   Perinetti, G ^c   Guarda Nardini, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Private Practice   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body posture; Diagnosis; Occlusion; Temporomandibular disorders; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; MALOCCLUSION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

DENTAL OCCLUSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KINESIOLOGY, APPLIED; MALOCCLUSION; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME;

EID: 84860642877     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2012.02291.x     Document Type: Review

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