Occlusal forces in normal- and long-face children.
In children aged from six to 11 yr, forces of dental occlusion during swallowing, simulated chewing, and hard biting are similar for normal- and long-face individuals. Forces in the normal- and long-face children are similar to those in long-face adults, but are about half those in normal adults. It appears that individuals with the long-face pattern fail to gain strength normally in the mandibular elevator muscles.
D002648:Child; D003679:Deglutition; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014159:Transducers