Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Maximum Tongue Pressure in Preschool Children Aged 4-6 Years

• Main Authors: Yumi Sasaki (Author), Masatoshi Otsugu (Author), Hidekazu Sasaki (Author), Naho Fujikawa (Author), Rena Okawa (Author), Takafumi Kato (Author), Kazuhiko Nakano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tongue function is regarded as a primary factor in the etiology of malocclusion, but details of the relationship remain unknown. The purpose of the present study was to investigate maximum tongue pressure, in preschool children to examine its relationship with dental occlusion. A total of 477 health...