Open AccessPrinciples and procedures of orofacial examination
Author(s) -
Robert M. Mason
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
the international journal of orofacial myology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2694-2526
pISSN - 0735-0120
DOI - 10.52010/ijom.1980.6.2.2
Subject(s) - physical examination , oral examination , function (biology) , form and function , medicine , dentistry , medical physics , psychology , cognitive science , surgery , oral health , evolutionary biology , biology
This article discusses various principles and clinical guidelines for a systematic examination of the structure and function of the orofacial areas. The article is intended to provide background information and an examination framework for the clinician who is concerned with describing oral form and function.