The Diagnostic Value of Pressure Algometry for Temporomandibular Disorders

The aim of this study is to determine the diagnostic value of pressure algometry in temporomandibular disorders. Two hundred volunteers aged 19.3 to 27.8 (mean 21.50, SD 0.97) participated in this study. An analogue pressure algometer was used for the evaluation of muscle tenderness of the following...

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Main Authors: Włodzimierz Więckiewicz, Krzysztof Woźniak, Dagmara Piątkowska, Liliana Szyszka-Sommerfeld, Mariusz Lipski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/575038