Mastication and oral myofunctional status in excess weight children and adolescents: A cross-sectional observational study.

Valeria CalcaterraNicole PizzorniSofia GiovanazziMarta NanniniLetizia ScarponiSara ZanelliGianvincenzo ZuccottiAntonio Schindler

Published in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2024)

Eating in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity is characterised by a larger bolus sizes and shorter PRO meal duration. Additionally, overweight and obesity seem to be associated with poorer orofacial skills and structures in the paediatric population.

Keyphrases

weight loss
physical activity
intensive care unit
body mass index
emergency department
high resolution
anti inflammatory
weight gain
body weight
mass spectrometry