Yuxiang Zhan, Minjie Yang, Shuoqiu Bai, Siqin Zhang, Yunqin Huang, Fansheng Gong, Xiaolin Nong
Context: A comprehensive meta-analysis was carried out to investigate the impact of orthodontics on masticatory muscles. Methods: A thorough search of various databases, including CNKI, Wan Fang, VIP, CBM, MEDLINE, PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, was performed to identify relevant studies on patients undergoing orthodontics or functional corrections. Six case-control studies were finally included in this analysis, which specifically examined the effect of orthodontic treatment on masticatory muscle function...
February 2023: Annals of Human Biology