title: Malocclusion patterns in fourteen children with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.
abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether this myogenic disorder produces a specific pattern of malocclusion. Occlusal relationships, dental arch dimensions, and oral muscular function and morphology were recorded for fourteen boys, aged 8 to 15 years. In all children, a consistently increased arch width indicated oral function patterns that were specific for patients with this type of muscular dystrophy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stenvik
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Storhaug
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology