Evaluation of mandibular range of motion in Brazilian children and its correlation to age, height, weight, and gender

This study aimed to measure the active mandibular range of motion (ROM) (mouth opening: MO; right and left lateral movements: RL and LL; protrusion: P) in Brazilian children of both genders and of various ages, weights, and heights, and to establish correlations among such variables. Study subjects...

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Main Authors: Letícia Mêlo de Sousa, Harumi Martins Nagamine, Thaís Cristina Chaves, Débora Bevilaqua Grossi, Simone Cecílio Hallak Regalo, Anamaria Siriani de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2008-03-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242008000100011