Open AccessEffects of unilateral nasal obstruction on the characteristics of jaw-closing muscles in growing rats
Author(s) -
Huan Tang,
Ikuo Yonemitsu,
Yuhei Ikeda,
Kenzo Watakabe,
Shunichi Shibata,
Jun Hosomichi,
Takashi Ono
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/021918-132.1
Subject(s) - masticatory force , medicine , endocrinology , anatomy , myosin , h&e stain , immunohistochemistry , biology , dentistry , biophysics
Mouth breathing caused by nasal obstruction (owing to abnormal pressure of masticatory muscles) affects craniofacial growth and development. The influence of unilateral nasal obstruction on jaw-closing muscles was investigated in rats to reveal one of the etiologic mechanisms.
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