Facial dimensions, bite force and masticatory muscle thickness in preschool children with functional posterior crossbite
Posterior crossbite may affect craniofacial growth and development. Thus, this study aimed to associate facial dimensions (by standardized frontal photographs) to masseter and anterior portion of the temporal muscle thickness (by ultrasonography) and maximal bilateral bite force in 49 children with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica
2008-03-01
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Series: | Brazilian Oral Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242008000100009 |