Electromyographic activity and thickness of masticatory muscles in children with unilateral posterior crossbite

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-206

  Andrade, A S ^a   Gaviáo, Maria B D ^a   Derossi, M ^a   Gameiro, G H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Vale do Rio Verde   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Malocclusion; Masticatory muscles; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSBITE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REST; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; THICKNESS;

BITE FORCE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTITION, PRIMARY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW RELATION RECORD; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MASSETER MUSCLE; TEMPORAL MUSCLE;

EID: 64549161629     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20726     Document Type: Article

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