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Isometric endurance of masseter muscle in children
Author(s) -
CHRISTENSEN L. V.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1981.tb00522.x
Subject(s) - isometric exercise , masseter muscle , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , dentistry
Summary Eight children, mean age of 12 years, exercised maximal voluntary tooth clenching to determine the isometric endurance time of the masseter muscle. The endurance time seemed to depend on psychological and/or physiological determinants. The latter might have been Wedensky inhibition, changes in energy metabolism, progressive fatigue and so‐called muscle fitness.