title: Mandibular tremor during isometric contractions.
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.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for Human Movement Control, Discipline of Physiology, School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Sowman
authors.forename: Kemal S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Türker
mesh_terms: D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction; D008334:Mandible / Q000502:physiology*; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D010519:Periodontium / Q000502:physiology; D012026:Reflex, Stretch; D014202:Tremor / Q000503:physiopathology*