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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, Gonçalves, Marcelo, Cavalcanti, Marcelo Paraíso   +2 more
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Benign masseter muscle hypertrophy [PDF]

Brazilian 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, Paulo M. Camargo, José L. Pires, Jr, Vinicius R. Fonseca, Karina K. Mandelli, Marcela A.C. Pereira   +5 more
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The effect of masseter muscle mass on the rate of experimental tooth movement in rats. [PDF]

, 2022
BACKGROUND Previous clinical observational studies have suggested that orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) is related, at least partly, to the mass and/or capabilities of the masticatory muscles.
Hotokezaka, Yuka, Yukiko Morita, Keira Arizono‐Shimada, Noriaki Yoshida, Keiko Yoshimi, Hitoshi Hotokezaka, Ino-Kondo, Airi, Yukako Nashiro, Yoshida, Noriaki, Stavros Kiliaridis, Yuika Ueda‐Ichinose, Arizono-Shimada, Keira, Hotokezaka, Hitoshi, Morita, Yukiko, Yoshimi, Keiko, Ueda-Ichinose, Yuika, Airi Ino‐Kondo, Yuka Hotokezaka, Kiliaridis, Stavros, Nashiro, Yukako   +19 more
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Macroglossia and less advanced dystrophic change in the tongue muscle of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy rat

Skeletal 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, Yukie Tanaka, Masanari Ikeda, Shizuka Kato, Ryosuke Okino, Hiroki Nishi, Fumihiko Hakuno, Shin-Ichiro Takahashi, James Chambers, Takashi Matsuwaki, Kazuyuki Uchida   +10 more
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Mаsseter muscle hypertrophy in dentistry [PDF]

, 2018
Masseter hypertrophy (MH) is rare, asymptomatic condition with unexplained etiology. The main finding is unilateral or bilateral benign enlargement of masseter muscles, which results in a pronounced contour of the face and/or in the angle of the lower ...
Vasileva, Radostina; Medical University of Varna
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Masseter Muscle Thickness and Maxillofacial Morphology - A Pilot Study [PDF]

, 2009
The aim of this study was to investigate how the thickness of the masseter muscle relates to the maxillofacial morphology, including the thickness of alveolar process in the mandibular incisor region, and the thickness of the mandibular symphysis.
Meltem Çetin, Aynur Medine Şahin-Sağlam, Alev Aksoy-Doğan   +2 more
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Jaw Bite Force to Predict Masseter Muscle Thickness and Swallowing Functions

, 2021
Objectives:The age-related changes in the masticatory muscles and teeth lead to large spectrum of problems from malnutrition to death in the elderly. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship among bite strength, chewing muscle thickness ...
Arık, Güneş, Büşra Can, Aycıcek, Gozde Sengul, Muhammet Cemal Kızılarslanoğlu, İhsan Yıkılgan, Ulger, Zekeriya, Yıkılgan, İhsan, Güneş Arık, Gözde Şengül Ayçiçek, Duymuş, Mahmut, Zekeriya Ülger, Kızılarslanoğlu, Muhammet Cemal, Mahmut Duymuş, Can, Büşra   +13 more
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Ultrasonographic Considerations for Safe and Efficient Botulinum Neurotoxin Injection in Masseteric Hypertrophy

Toxins, 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, Su-Jin Jung, Seong-Taek Kim, Hee-Jin Kim   +3 more
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Multiparametric Ultrasonographic Phenotyping of the Masseter Muscle in Temporomandibular Disorders and Clinically Defined Probable Bruxism. [PDF]

J Oral Rehabil
Multiparametric masseter ultrasonography combines B‐mode morphometry, CSA‐derived sonographic estimated volume, strain elastography and fractal‐dimension texture analysis to characterise masseter muscle phenotypes in adults classified by temporomandibular disorder status and clinically defined probable bruxism‐positive phenotype.
Tekin A, Arsan Özcan B, Sümer B, Erdoğan B.   +3 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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