PMID: 11314320Apr 21, 2001Paper

Ultrasonographic and electromyographic evaluation of the labial musculature in children with repaired cleft lips

The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
A K MunshiS K Srinath

Abstract

Muscle thickness and activity of the labial musculature in twenty seven children aged 4 to 12 years, with repaired cleft lips were measured using ultrasonographic and electromyographic techniques respectively. The results demonstrated that the muscle thickness and muscle activity were more at the repaired area when compared to that at the normal areas, adjacent to the repaired area, on either side. No significant positive correlation was noted between the muscle thickness and muscle activity.

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