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Objetivo: Analisar as características da função mastigatória em indivíduos com mordida cruzada posterior unilateral. Material e métodos: A amostra foi dividida em 2 grupos: grupo 1, composto por 12 indivíduos com mordida cruzada posterior unilateral; e grupo 2, com 11 indivíduos com oclusão normal. Os participantes do estudo foram examinados por ortodontista e fonoaudióloga para identificar as características clínicas da oclusão bem como da função mastigatória e de hábitos de sucção e deglutição. Resultados: No Grupo 1, 5 (41,67%) pacientes apresentaram maloclusão Classe I de Angle; 6 (50%), maloclusão Classe II; e 1 (8,33%), Classe III. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre os grupos para as variáveis uso de chupeta e/ou hábitos bucais, posição de língua durante a deglutição e trituração total do bolo alimentar (p ≥ 0,05). Houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre os grupos para a dificuldade de mastigar alimentos fibrosos (p = 0,0033). Conclusão: A mordida cruzada posterior unilateral foi observada em pacientes com os três tipos de classificação oclusal sagital. Esteve associada à dificuldade de mastigar alimentos fibrosos, não alterando, entretanto, o resultado final da trituração do bolo alimentar.
Objective: To analyze masticatory function characteristics in subjects with unilateral posterior crossbite. Materials and methods: The sample was divided in two groups: group 1, comprised of 12 subjects with unilateral posterior crossbite; and group 2, with 11 subjects with normal occlusion. They were examined by orthodontist and speech therapist to identify clinical characteristics of occlusion, masticatory function, and sucking and swallowing habits. Results: In Group 1 it was observed that 5 (41.67%) patients had Angle Class I malocclusion, 6 (50%), Class II malocclusion, and 1 (8.33%), Class III. There was no statistically significant difference between groups for the following variables: use of pacifier and/or oral habits, tongue position during swallowing and total crushing the bolus (p ≥ 0.05). There was statistically significant difference between groups for difficulty in chewing fibrous foods (p = 0.0033). Conclusion: The unilateral posterior crossbite was observed in patients with three types of sagittal occlusal classification. It was associated with difficulty in chewing fibrous foods, not changing, however, the final result of crushing the bolus.
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Malocclusion/physiopathology , Mastication/physiology , Case-Control Studies , Deglutition/physiology , Habits , Sex Factors , Statistics, NonparametricABSTRACT
The purpose of this research was to compare the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the superior belly of orbicularis oris muscle between individuals with Class II Division 1 malocclusion, nose breathers (Group 1) and mouth breathers (Group 2), having as a comparative parameter a control group of individuals with clinically normal occlusion (Group 3). The EMG recordings were obtained in resting position and in 16 movements. A statistically significant difference between Groups 1 and 2 was observed during puffing out with flaccid cheeks, dispelling of the lips angle and saliva deglutition; between Groups 1 and 3 during puffing out with flaccid cheeks, posterior right and left clenching and saliva deglutition; between 2 and 3 during posterior right and left clenching. According to the normalized data the malocclusion groups (Groups 1 and 2) have a similar muscle behavior but when they are compared with the normal occlusion group there was a statistically significant difference between them. It can be concluded that, for this sample, the breathing mode did not influence the muscular behavior of the subjects with Class II division 1 malocclusion and that subjects with normal occlusion have more competent lips than the ones with Class II division 1 malocclusion.