Relationship among malocclusion, number of occlusal pairs and mastication

This study evaluated the relationship among malocclusion, number of occlusal pairs, masticatory performance, masticatory time and masticatory ability in completely dentate subjects. Eighty healthy subjects (mean age = 19.40 ± 4.14 years) were grouped according to malocclusion diagnosis (n = 16): Cla...

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Main Authors: Vanesa Rios-Vera, Alfonso Sánchez-Ayala, Plínio Mendes Senna, Gustavo Watanabe-Kanno, Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury, Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2010-12-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242010000400008