Isabela Hallak Regalo, Marcelo Palinkas, Ligia Maria Napolitano Gonçalves, Paulo Batista de Vasconcelos, Annalisa Cappella, Riccardo Solazzo, Claudia Lucia Pimenta Ferreira, Claudia Dolci, Simone Cecilio Hallak Regalo, Chiarella Sforza, Selma Siessere
OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of obesity is increasing significantly worldwide, raising great concern among health professionals. This observational study evaluated the electromyographic activity and thickness of the masseter and temporalis muscles, in addition to the maximum molar bite force, in obese and eutrophic subjects. METHODS: Sixty subjects were divided into three groups: I (7-12 years), II (13-20 years), III (21-40 years) and sex: with 10 men and 10 women for each group...
December 26, 2023: Archives of Oral Biology