The effect of chewing exercise in preschool children on maximum bite force and masticatory performance

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 146-153

  Ohira, Akira ^a   Ono, Yoshiaki ^a   Yano, Naoto ^a   Takagi, Yuzo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALOCCLUSION; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BITE FORCE; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855835504     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2011.01162.x     Document Type: Article

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