Translation and rotation movements of the mandible during mouth opening and closing
โ Scribed by Andrea Mapelli; Domenico Galante; Nicola Lovecchio; Chiarella Sforza; Virgilio F. Ferrario
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 166 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0897-3806
- DOI
- 10.1002/ca.20756
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