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The Effects of the Traditional Scaling Technique Versus a Modified Scaling Technique on Muscle Activity and Pinch Force Generation: A pilot study

Jessica R. Suedbeck and Cortney Armitano-Lago
American Dental Hygienists' Association April 2021, 95 (2) 6-13;
Jessica R. Suedbeck
Assistant professor in the School of Dental Hygiene, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA;
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Cortney Armitano-Lago
Postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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vol. 95 no. 2 6-13
PubMed 
33875524

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American Dental Hygienists' Association
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1553-0205
History 
  • Received March 30, 2020
  • Accepted September 10, 2020
  • Published online April 19, 2021.

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  1. Jessica R. Suedbeck, MSDH, RDH⇑ and
  2. Cortney Armitano-Lago, PhD, LAT, ATC
  1. Assistant professor in the School of Dental Hygiene, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA;
  2. Postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  1. Corresponding author: Jessica R. Suedbeck, MSDH, RDH; jsuedbec{at}odu.edu
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