Mandibular tremor during isometric contractions

Paul F Sowman; Kemal S Türker

doi:10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.09.006

Mandibular tremor during isometric contractions

Arch Oral Biol. 2007 Apr;52(4):353-6. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.09.006. Epub 2006 Oct 23.

Authors

Paul F Sowman¹, Kemal S Türker

Affiliation

¹ Research Centre for Human Movement Control, Discipline of Physiology, School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia.

PMID: 17056003
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.09.006

Abstract

The purpose of this short review is to consider the various hypotheses that are attributed to genesis of physiological tremor seen in the human jaw during isometric contractions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Electromyography
Humans
Isometric Contraction
Mandible / physiology*
Masticatory Muscles / physiology
Mechanoreceptors / physiology
Periodontium / physiology
Reflex, Stretch
Tremor / physiopathology*