Nasalance of Brazilian Portuguese-speaking populations from two different states.

Purpose: To measure the nasalance scores of Brazilian Portuguese-speaking young adults from the states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais in order to investigate whether dialect variations and gender affect these scores.

Methods: Nasalance was assessed in 36 individuals: 20 native residents of Sao Paulo state (mean age=23 y.o.

Chewing time and chewing strokes in different dentofacial deformities.

Purpose: To verify whether the number of chewing strokes and the chewing time are influenced by dentofacial deformities in habitual free mastication.

Methods: Participants were 15 patients with diagnosis of class II dentofacial deformity (GII), 15 with class III (GIII), and 15 healthy control individuals with no deformity (CG). Free habitual mastication of a cornstarch cookie was analyzed, considering the number of chewing strokes and the time needed to complete two mastications.