Characteristics of masticatory muscles in children with unilateral posterior crossbite

• Main Authors: Annicele da Silva Andrade (Author), Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião (Author), Gustavo Hauber Gameiro (Author), Moara De Rossi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to detect possible differences in the EMG (electromiography) activity, chewing rate (CR), cycle duration (CD) and preferred chewing side (PCS) between children with and without unilateral posterior crossbite. Thirty-seven children aged from 7 to 10 years were selected from...