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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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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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Life, 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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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 +10 more
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Dento maxillo facial radiology, 2020 Objective: To summarize the available evidence on the use of elastography in the assessment of the masseter muscle in healthy individuals and patients with masseter muscle disorders.
Anna Olchowy +6 more
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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 +3 more
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MYOSITIS OSSIFICANS TRAUMATICA OF THE MASSETER MUSCLE- review of the literature and case report. [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2013 Introduction: Myositis ossificans traumatica (MOT) is known mostly in the orthopedic literature as non-neoplastic, heterotopic bone formation within muscle or fascia, presumably due to acute trauma or repeated injury.
Elitsa G. Deliverska
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Benign masseter muscle hypertrophy
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 +5 more
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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2020 Introduction The masseter nerve has been used as a donor nerve for facial reanimation procedures due to the multiple advantages it offers; it has been generally considered that sacrifice of the masseter nerve does not alter the masticatory apparatus ...
Jose E. Telich-Tarriba +8 more
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Unusual Case of Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy in Adolescence—Case Report and Literature Overview
Diagnostics, 2022 Unilateral hypertrophy of the masseter muscle is a very rare pathological entity in children. Its etiology is uncertain and it requires a high degree of suspicion, as it must be differentiated from other conditions of the masseter area.
Elena Ţarcă +8 more
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