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Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Synchronized with Chewing Exercises on Bite Force and Masseter Muscle Thickness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in South Korea: A Randomized Controlled Trial

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
This study is aimed at investigating the effects of synchronized neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and chewing exercises on bite force and the masseter muscle thickness in community-dwelling older adults.
Ji-su Park, Young-Jin Jung, Min-Ji Kim
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Morphological evolution of the mammalian jaw adductor complex [PDF]

, 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 ...
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Quantification of the Masseter Muscle Hardness of Stroke Patients Using the MyotonPRO Apparatus: Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability and Its Correlation with Masticatory Performance

Medical Science Monitor, 2020
Background Chewing dysfunction is one of the most common serious complications after a stroke. It may be influenced by the hardness of the masseter muscle and masticatory performance; however, the association between these 2 factors is not explicit. Thus,
C. Song, Yi Yu, Wen-Long Ding, Jian-Yong Yu, Li Song, Ya-Nan Feng, Zhi-Jie Zhang   +6 more
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Orofacial muscles activity in children with swallowing dysfunction and removable functional appliances [PDF]

, 2019
Swallowing dysfunction is a frequent disorder among children and refers to an altered tongue posture and abnormal tongue movement during swallowing. Removable functional appliance is one of the treatments applied by dentistry to correct this disorder ...
Giustino, Valerio, Martines, Francesco, Messina, G iuseppe, Pirino Alessio, Rizzo, Serena, Scoppa Fabio.   +5 more
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Treatment of masseteric hypertrophy with botulinum toxin : a report of two cases [PDF]

, 2010
Masseter muscle hypertrophy is a rare condition of unknown cause which is important in the differential diagnosis of head and neck masses, located in the cheek.
Bas, Burcu, Celebi, Nükhet, Muglali, Mehtap, Özan, Bora   +3 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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Clinical significance of the buccal fat pad: how to determine the correct surgical indications based on preoperative analysis [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Despite the multitude of clinical and aesthetic uses, the correct surgical indications for buccal fat pad (BFP) removal have yet to be fully elucidated.
Bencardino, Davide, Fallico, Nefer, Maccioni, Francesca, Monarca, Cristiano, Ribuffo, Diego, Tarallo, Mauro, Taranto, Giuseppe Di   +6 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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Masticatory biomechanics in the rabbit : a multi-body dynamics analysis [PDF]

, 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, Fagan, Michael J, Fitton, Laura C, Gröning, Flora, Herrel, Anthony, McCormack, Steven W, Watson, Peter J   +6 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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