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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, Haruka Tohara, Koji Hara, Ayako Nakane, Eriko Kajisa, Kanako Yoshimi, Shunsuke Minakuchi   +6 more
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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, Yoshiki Ohnuki, Yasumasa Mototani, Kouichi Shiozawa, Kenji Suita, Takayuki Fujita, Yoshiki Nakamura, Yasutake Saeki, Satoshi Okumura   +8 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, Sunil R Panat, Sangamesh N C, Ashish Aggarwal, Prakash Chandra Jha   +4 more
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Correlation between the clinical phonoaudiological assessment and electromyographic activity of the masseter muscle Correlação entre a avaliação clínico-fonoaudiológica e a eletromiográfica do músculo masseter [PDF]

Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2005
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper was to evaluate the specificity of masseter muscle palpation when compared to its electromyographic activity.
Daiana Cristina Biasotto, Daniela Ap. Biasotto-Gonzalez, Ivone Panhoca   +2 more
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Efficacy of botulinum toxin in masseter muscle hypertrophy for lower face contouring

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022
Masseter muscle hypertrophy (MMH) usually presents with cosmetic concerns as it may lead to widening of the lower face. Apart from the traditional surgical approaches, botulinum toxin type A (BTA) injection is a non‐invasive treatment option available ...
Nisha Kundu, R. Kothari, N. Shah, Sunmeet Sandhu, D. Tripathy, H. Galadari, M. Gold, M. Goldman, M. Kassir, H. Schepler, S. Grabbe, M. Goldust   +11 more
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Masseter muscle parameters can function as an alternative for skeletal muscle mass assessments on cross-sectional imaging at lumbar or cervical vertebral levels.

Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, 2021
Background Patients with head and neck cancer are at increased risk of developing low skeletal muscle mass (SMM), which is associated with adverse treatment outcomes and prognosis.
H. V. van Heusden, N. Chargi, J. Dankbaar, E. Smid, R. de Bree   +4 more
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Evaluation of the tone and viscoelastic properties of the masseter muscle in the supine position, and its relation to age and gender.

Dental and Medical Problems, 2021
BACKGROUND The masseter muscle can be evaluated in various ways to examine its condition in healthy individuals or to identify pathological changes in the muscle.
Engin Ramazanoğlu, Begümhan Turhan, Serkan Usgu   +2 more
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Assessments of Muscle Thickness and Tonicity of the Masseter and Sternocleidomastoid Muscles and Maximum Mouth Opening in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder

Healthcare, 2021
The purpose of this study was to compare the muscle thickness and tone of the masseter and sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscles and maximum mouth opening (MMO) in subjects with and without temporomandibular disorders (TMD), and perform a correlation ...
Keunhyo Lee, Seung-Chul Chon
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Masseter muscle thickness and vertical cephalometric characteristics in children with Class II malocclusion

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 2022
Background Masseter muscle thickness and its relationship with vertical craniofacial morphology have been extensively studied in adults, but data on children are lacking. Objective To examine the association between masseter muscle thickness and vertical
Eirini Tentolouri, Gregory S. Antonarakis, Ioanna Georgiakaki, Stavros Kiliaridis   +3 more
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Anatomical Characteristics of the Masseter Muscle in Mandibular Prognathism

Applied Sciences, 2021
Mandibular prognathism causes functional and esthetic problems. Therefore, many studies have been conducted to understand its etiology. Following our previous study, which revealed that the major characteristic of the mandible with prognathism is the ...
Ji Ho Yang, Dong Sun Shin, Jeong-Hun Yoo, Hun Jun Lim, Jun Lee, Bong Chul Kim   +5 more
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