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1-year follow-up measurements of children in the normal occlusion group and the malocclusion group.
| Number | Age (Y) | Boy (%) | Maximum Tongue Pressure (kPa) | Increase Amount | Increase Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | (kPa) | (%) | ||||
| Normal | 35 | 4.7 ± 0.3 | 51.4% | 8.47 ± 6.05 | 16.01 ± 6.41 | 7.54 ± 5.05 | 89.0 |
| Malocclusion | 37 | 4.7 ± 0.3 | 51.4% | 9.33 ± 5.97 | 13.32 ± 6.44 | 3.99 ± 6.67 | 42.8 |
