Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 2 , Pages 175-179 , February 2006

Analysis of Muscle Hardness in Patients With Masticatory Myofascial Pain

  • Koji Kashima, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Miyazaki Medical College, Miyazaki, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kashima: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Miyazaki Medical College, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake-cho Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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  • Kaori Igawa, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Research Associate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Miyazaki Medical College, Miyazaki, Japan.
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  • Sho Maeda, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Research Associate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Miyazaki Medical College, Miyazaki, Japan.
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  • Sumio Sakoda, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chairman and Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Miyazaki Medical College, Miyazaki, Japan.

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 Supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (No.13672106 and No.16592009) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan.

PII: S0278-2391(05)01678-2

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.10.012

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 2 , Pages 175-179 , February 2006

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