Effects of unilateral nasal obstruction on the characteristics of jaw-closing muscles in growing rats.

CONCLUSIONS: Unilateral nasal obstruction could affect the morphology and contractile characteristics of jaw-closing muscles during growth in rats.
PMID: 30221984 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - September 17, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: Tang H, Yonemitsu I, Ikeda Y, Watakabe K, Shibata S, Hosomichi J, Takashi O Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research