Association of children’s toothbrushing and fine motor skills: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Fine motor skills (FMS) allow for the control and coordination of the distal musculature of hands and fingers, a skill required to brush teeth. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between FMS and toothbrushing efficacy. This cross-sectional study included 42 low-i...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina MAFLA, Ramiro José BENAVIDES, Pierre MEYER, Nicolas GIRAUDEAU, Falk SCHWENDICKE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2022-07-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242022000100285&tlng=en