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Activating the facial muscles [PDF]

British Dental Journal, 2014

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On the origin, homologies and evolution of primate facial muscles, with a particular focus on hominoids and a suggested unifying nomenclature for the facial muscles of the Mammalia

Journal of Anatomy, 2009
Rui Diogo, M Ashraf Aziz
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Newly identified axon types of the facial nerve unveil supplemental neural pathways in the innervation of the face

Journal of Advanced Research, 2023
Introduction: Neuromuscular control of the facial expressions is provided exclusively via the facial nerve. Facial muscles are amongst the most finely tuned effectors in the human motor system, which coordinate facial expressions.
Vlad Tereshenko, Udo Maierhofer, Dominik C. Dotzauer, Gregor Laengle, Martin Schmoll, Christopher Festin, Matthias Luft, Genova Carrero Rojas, Olga Politikou, Laura A. Hruby, Holger J. Klein, Steffen U. Eisenhardt, Dario Farina, Roland Blumer, Konstantin D. Bergmeister, Oskar C. Aszmann   +15 more
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Association of masseter muscles thickness and facial morphology with facial expressions in children

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 2021
Objective To evaluate the potential influence of muscular capacity and facial morphology on facial expressions in children. Materials and methods A cross‐sectional study was carried out on 40 healthy children (ages 9–13), without previous orthodontic ...
Christophe Guédat, Ourania Stergiopulos, Stavros Kiliaridis, Gregory S. Antonarakis   +3 more
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Myofascial Facial Massage in Correction of Stress, Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms: a Сase Report

Вестник восстановительной медицины, 2022
INTRODUCTION. At present, neuropsychiatric disorders are widespread among the population. Their occurrence is associated with the effect of chronic emotional stress.
Anastasia D. Dubinskaya, Olga V. Yurova, Anatoliy D. Fesyun   +2 more
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Comparison of Facial Muscle Activation Patterns Between Healthy and Bell’s Palsy Subjects Using High-Density Surface Electromyography

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021
Facial muscle activities are essential for the appearance and communication of human beings. Therefore, exploring the activation patterns of facial muscles can help understand facial neuromuscular disorders such as Bell’s palsy. Given the irregular shape
Han Cui, Han Cui, Han Cui, Weizheng Zhong, Zhuoxin Yang, Xuemei Cao, Shuangyan Dai, Xingxian Huang, Liyu Hu, Kai Lan, Guanglin Li, Haibo Yu   +11 more
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Effect of a Facial Muscle Exercise Device on Facial Rejuvenation [PDF]

Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2018
The efficacy of facial muscle exercises (FMEs) for facial rejuvenation is controversial. In the majority of previous studies, nonquantitative assessment tools were used to assess the benefits of FMEs.This study examined the effectiveness of FMEs using a Pao (MTG, Nagoya, Japan) device to quantify facial rejuvenation.Fifty females were asked to perform ...
Hwang, Ui-jae, Kwon, Oh-yun, Jung, Sung-hoon, Ahn, Sun-hee, Gwak, Gyeong-tae   +4 more
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Manipulating facial musculature with functional electrical stimulation as an intervention for major depressive disorder: a focused search of literature for a proposal

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2023
Background Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is associated with interoceptive deficits expressed throughout the body, particularly the facial musculature.
Ilya Demchenko, Naaz Desai, Stephanie N. Iwasa, Fatemeh Gholamali Nezhad, José Zariffa, Sidney H. Kennedy, Nicholas O. Rule, Jeffrey F. Cohn, Milos R. Popovic, Benoit H. Mulsant, Venkat Bhat   +10 more
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Functional characterization of orbicularis oculi and extraocular muscles [PDF]

, 2016
The orbicularis oculi are the sphincter muscles of the eyelids and are involved in modulating facial expression. They differ from both limb and extraocular muscles (EOMs) in their histology and biochemistry. Weakness of the orbicularis oculi muscles is a
Goldblum, David, Palmowski-Wolfe, Anja, Sekulic-Jablanovic, Marijana, Treves, Susan, Ullrich, Nina D., Zorzato, Francesco   +5 more
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Machine-Learning-Based Detecting of Eyelid Closure and Smiling Using Surface Electromyography of Auricular Muscles in Patients with Postparalytic Facial Synkinesis: A Feasibility Study

Diagnostics, 2023
Surface electromyography (EMG) allows reliable detection of muscle activity in all nine intrinsic and extrinsic ear muscles during facial muscle movements.
Jakob Hochreiter, Eric Hoche, Luisa Janik, Gerd Fabian Volk, Lutz Leistritz, Christoph Anders, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius   +6 more
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