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Botox Therapy for Hypertrophy of the Masseter Muscle Causes a Compensatory Increase of Stiffness of Other Muscles of Masticatory Apparatus

open access: yesLife, 2022
Little is known about the nature of masseter muscle hypertrophy. We investigated the masseter muscle stiffness change after a single intra-masseteric session of Botox injections in people with benign bilateral masseter hypertrophy and the effect of the ...
Dorota Mierzwa   +8 more
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Masseter muscle hypertrophy: case report [PDF]

open access: goldBrazilian 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.
Eduardo Kazuo Sannomya   +2 more
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Macroglossia and less advanced dystrophic change in the tongue muscle of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy rat

open access: yesSkeletal Muscle, 2022
Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked muscle disease caused by a complete lack of dystrophin, which stabilizes the plasma membrane of myofibers.
Keitaro Yamanouchi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship of aging, skeletal muscle mass, and tooth loss with masseter muscle thickness

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Ultrasonographic Considerations for Safe and Efficient Botulinum Neurotoxin Injection in Masseteric Hypertrophy

open access: yesToxins, 2021
There are still concerns about masseteric bulging due to a lack of knowledge about the internal architecture of the masseter muscle. Further investigations are therefore required of the most-effective botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injection points and ...
Hyung-Jin Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphological evolution of the mammalian jaw adductor complex [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The evolution of the mammalian jaw during the transition from non-mammalian synapsids to crown mammals is a key event in vertebrate history and characterised by the gradual reduction of its individual bones into a single element and the concomitant ...
Abdala   +98 more
core   +3 more sources

Masticatory biomechanics in the rabbit : a multi-body dynamics analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Acknowledgement We thank Sue Taft (University of Hull) for the µCT-scanning of the rabbit specimen used in this study. We also thank Raphaël Cornette, Jacques Bonnin, Laurent Dufresne, and l'Amicale des Chasseurs Trappistes (ACT) for providing permission
Curtis, Neil   +6 more
core   +4 more sources

Benign masseter muscle hypertrophy

open access: goldBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2008
Idiopathic hypertrophy of the masseter muscle is a rare disorder of unknown cause. Some authors associate it with the habit of chewing gum, temporo-mandibular joint disorder, congenital and functional hypertrophies, and emotional disorders (stress and nervousness).
Daniel Zeni Rispoli   +5 more
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