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Effects of tongue position on mandibular muscle activity and heart rate function.

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Abstract
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A primary goal of pain management for muscle-related pain is to reduce masticatory muscle activity. This study aimed to investigate masticatory muscle group activity and heart rate variability change when the tongue was placed on the palate or the floor of the mouth in a healthy pain-free sample.

Year of Publication
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2009
Journal
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Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
Volume
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108
Issue
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6
Number of Pages
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881-8
ISSN Number
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1079-2104
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1079-2104(09)00428-4
DOI
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10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.06.029
Short Title
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod
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