Facial dimensions, bite force and masticatory muscle thickness in preschool children with functional posterior crossbite

• Main Authors: Paula Midori Castelo (Author), Leonardo Rigoldi Bonjardim (Author), Luciano José Pereira (Author), Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2008-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...