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OCCLUSION

Relationship Between the Number of Occlusal Contacts and Masticatory Muscle Activity in Healthy Young Adults

Pages 91-98 | Received 09 Jul 2001, Accepted 01 Dec 2001, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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