Relationship of aging, skeletal muscle mass, and tooth loss with masseter muscle thickness
BMC Geriatrics, 2018 Background Previous studies have reported a relationship between masseter muscle thickness and tooth loss or limb muscle thickness. However, it is not yet known whether masseter muscle thickness is related to appendicular skeletal muscle mass, and grip ...
Kohei Yamaguchi +6 more
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Masseter Muscle Size in Chronic Parotid Sialadenitis [PDF]
Laryngoscope Investigative OtolaryngologyObjective The relationship between masseter muscle thickness and parotid duct obstruction resulting in recurrent sialadenitis is not well defined. This study aims to evaluate masseter muscle size in patients with chronic sialadenitis of the parotid and ...
Erika M. Stephens +3 more
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CASE OF FIBROID TUMOUR OF THE MASSETER MUSCLE. [PDF]
The Lancet, 1875 n ...
Kelburne King
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Protective Effects of Clenbuterol against Dexamethasone-Induced Masseter Muscle Atrophy and Myosin Heavy Chain Transition. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Glucocorticoid has a direct catabolic effect on skeletal muscle, leading to muscle atrophy, but no effective pharmacotherapy is available. We reported that clenbuterol (CB) induced masseter muscle hypertrophy and slow-to-fast myosin heavy chain (MHC ...
Daisuke Umeki +8 more
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Applicability of the masseter muscle as a nutritional biomarker
Medicine, 2020 Nutritional assessment is feasible with computed tomography anthropometry. The abdominal muscle at the L3 vertebra is a well-known nutritional biomarker for predicting the prognosis of various diseases, especially sarcopenia.
Y. Hwang +5 more
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Evaluation of Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy in Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients -An Ultrasonographic Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic insidious disease of the oral mucosa, commonly seen in South East Asia. It occurs mainly due to the habit of quid or gutkha chewing.
Ankkita Chakarvarty +4 more
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Early effect of Botox-A injection into the masseter muscle of rats: functional and histological evaluation [PDF]
Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2015 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the change of food intake after different dosages of botulinum toxin A (BTX) injection in the animal model. Additionally, the dimensional and histological change at 14 days after BTX injection was also evaluated.
Young Min Moon +5 more
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Masseter muscle hypertrophy: case report [PDF]
Brazilian Dental Journal, 2006 Masseter muscle hypertrophy is characterized by unilateral or bilateral enlargement of the masseter muscles affecting both males and females after puberty. Its etiology remains unknown. Limitations on mouth opening and also tension in the region of the hypertrophied muscle are symptoms reported.
Sannomiya, Eduardo Kazuo +2 more
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Changes of masseter muscle after mandible distraction osteogenesis in patients with Hemifacial microsomia: a retrospective study [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsIntroductionMandible distraction osteogenesis (MDO) is widely used to reconstruct the mandible in patients with mild Hemifacial microsomia (HFM). However, the masseter's response to mandible distraction remains unclear.MethodsIn this study, we analyze ...
Wenqing Han +7 more
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Automated evaluation of masseter muscle volume: deep learning prognostic approach in oral cancer [PDF]
BMC CancerBackground Sarcopenia has been identified as a potential negative prognostic factor in cancer patients. In this study, our objective was to investigate the relationship between the assessment method for sarcopenia using the masseter muscle volume ...
Katsuya Sakamoto +8 more
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