Masseter muscle thickness and mechanical advantage in relation to vertical craniofacial morphology in children

Charalampidou, Maria; Kjellberg, Heidrun; Georgiakaki, Ioanna; Kiliaridis, Stavros

doi:10.1080/00016350701884604

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English

Masseter muscle thickness and mechanical advantage in relation to vertical craniofacial morphology in children

ContributorsCharalampidou, Maria; Kjellberg, Heidrun; Georgiakaki, Ioanna; Kiliaridis, Stavros

Published inActa odontologica Scandinavica, vol. 66, no. 1, p. 23-30

Publication date2008

Abstract

To investigate the relationship between vertical craniofacial morphology and masseter muscle thickness and mechanical advantage in children.

Keywords

Biomechanics
Masseter muscle
Ultrasonography
Vertical dimensions

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine dentaire / Département de réhabilitation oro-faciale / Division d'orthodontie

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CHARALAMPIDOU, Maria et al. Masseter muscle thickness and mechanical advantage in relation to vertical craniofacial morphology in children. In: Acta odontologica Scandinavica, 2008, vol. 66, n° 1, p. 23–30. doi: 10.1080/00016350701884604

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PID : unige:84482
DOI : 10.1080/00016350701884604
PMID : 18320415

Journal ISSN0001-6357

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Masseter muscle thickness and mechanical advantage in relation to vertical craniofacial morphology in children

To investigate the relationship between vertical craniofacial morphology and masseter muscle thickness and mechanical advantage in children.

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