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Masticatory Muscle Function in Growing Patients with Unilateral Posterior Crossbite: A Case-Control Study Combining Surface Electromyography and Myotonometry.

Dentistry journal · Díaz-González L, López-de-Celis C, Pérez-Bellmunt A, Guinot F · 2026-07-10

Researchers compared masticatory muscle activity and properties between growing children with unilateral posterior crossbite and those with normal occlusion, finding condition-specific alterations in muscle function rather than widespread asymmetry.

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