Association of masticatory efficiency with deep carious lesions in children.

Odri CicvaricR GrzicM S Erpusina Nataša Ivančić Jokić Danko Bakarcic

Published in: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (2023)

Deep carious lesions in children are associated with a decrease in masticatory efficiency. Moreover, children with carious lesions that provoke a higher level of pain take more time for masticatory cycles.

Keyphrases

young adults
chronic pain