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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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