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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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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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Evaluation of factors related to morphological masseter muscle changes after preoperative orthodontic treatment in female patients with skeletal class III dentofacial deformities

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background The purpose of the current study was to investigate factors related to morphological changes in the masseter muscle after preoperative orthodontic treatment in patients with skeletal class III dentofacial deformities for analysis of muscle ...
Rei Jokaji, Kazuhiro Ooi, Tetsutaro Yahata, Yusuke Nakade, Shuichi Kawashiri   +4 more
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Masseter Muscle Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
BackgroundPatients with renal cell carcinoma are often troubled by metastases, but masseter muscle metastases are particularly rare.Case PresentationWe reported a 76-year-old male who did not show any recurrence and metastasis after the nephrectomy until
Fei Qin, Xiaofei Zhang, Jie Zhang, Shuaihong Liu, Zijie Wang, Fei Xie, Mingxin Zhang, Tianwei Zhang, Shuangyi Wang, Wei Jiao   +9 more
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Botox Therapy for Hypertrophy of the Masseter Muscle Causes a Compensatory Increase of Stiffness of Other Muscles of Masticatory Apparatus

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, Cyprian Olchowy, Anna Olchowy, Izabela Nawrot-Hadzik, Paweł Dąbrowski, Sławomir Chobotow, Kinga Grzech-Leśniak, Paweł Kubasiewicz-Ross, Marzena Dominiak   +8 more
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Interrelationships among whole-body skeletal muscle mass, masseter muscle mass, oral function, and dentition status in older Japanese adults

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass (SMM) may modulate or otherwise affect the loss of masseter muscle mass and be responsible for low masseter muscle performance and strength (i.e., low oral function).
Masanori Iwasaki, Hirohiko Hirano, Keiko Motokawa, Maki Shirobe, Ayako Edahiro, Yuki Ohara, Hisashi Kawai, Motonaga Kojima, Shuichi Obuchi, Hiroshi Murayama, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Kazushige Ihara, Shoji Shinkai, Akihiko Kitamura   +13 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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Great potential of ultrasound elastography for the assessment of the masseter muscle in patients with temporomandibular disorders. A systematic review

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, Mieszko Więckiewicz, Efraim Winocur, M. Dominiak, I. Dekkers, Mateusz Łasecki, Cyprian Olchowy   +6 more
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The Reliability of MyotonPRO in Assessing Masseter Muscle Stiffness and the Effect of Muscle Contraction

Medical Science Monitor, 2020
Background Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are accompanied by masticatory muscle-related pain, making it meaningful to assess the stiffness of the masticatory muscles.
Jia-feng Yu, Tian-Tian Chang, Zhi-Jie Zhang   +2 more
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