The electrical activity of the masticatory muscles in children with cleft lip and palate.

Liliana Szyszka-SommerfeldKrzysztof WoźniakTeresa Matthews-BrzozowskaBeata KawalaMarcin MikulewiczMonika Machoy

Published in: International journal of paediatric dentistry (2017)

Children with clefts have altered temporal muscle function. The presence of posterior crossbites affects the temporal muscle activity in cleft subjects. Early diagnosis and orthodontic treatment of malocclusions are necessary to achieve functional improvement in these patients.

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end stage renal disease
young adults
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ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors