Chewing performance and bite force in children

The aim was to correlate the chewing performance and maximum bite force in children, considering the morphologic characteristics of occlusion and body mass index (BMI). Thirty-six children participated (19 girls and 17 boys, mean age 9.06 years). The occlusal characteristics were evaluated by intra-...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Durval Lemos, Flávia Riqueto Gambareli, Marcia Diaz Serra, Rafael de Liz Pocztaruk, Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2015-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
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Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641911