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Masseteric hernia: A case report and literature review
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Mandibular swellings are common, but a hernia of the masseter muscle is a rare condition. This case report describes the case of a young patient presenting a masseter muscle hernia and discusses the management of this condition.
Firas Shall +3 more
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Masseter and medial pterygoid muscle hypertrophy [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2011 Hypertrophy refers to an enlargement caused by an increase in the size but not in the number of cells. Generalised masticatory muscle hypertrophy may affect the temporalis muscle, masseters and medial pterygoids in a variety of combinations. Masseteric hypertrophy may present as either unilateral or bilateral painless swelling of unknown origin in the ...
R, Guruprasad +3 more
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The relationship between form and function of the carnivore mandible
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Dietary morphology diversified extensively in Carnivoraformes (living Carnivora and their stem relatives) during the Cenozoic (the last 66 million years) as they evolved to capture, handle, and process new animal and plant diets. We used 3D geometric morphometrics, mechanical advantage, and finite element analysis to test the evolutionary ...
Charles J. Salcido, P. David Polly
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Sonographic evaluation of masseter muscle thickness in bruxist and non-bruxist subjects
Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry, 2014 Background: Masseter muscle is a jaw closing muscle of the mandible involved in Para functional habits; which include lip and cheek chewing, fingernail biting, and teeth clenching or bruxism which can be classified as awake or sleep bruxism.
Areej A Najm
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Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry, 2016 Background: Masseter muscle is one of the most obvious muscles of mastication and considered as one indicator of jaw muscle activity. It has a major influence on the transverse growth of the midface and the vertical growth of the mandible.
Hibah ER Berum, Ahlam A Fatah
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Domesticated European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have long been chosen as laboratory model organisms. Despite this, there has been no definitive study of the vertebral musculature of wild rabbits. Relevant descriptions of well‐studied veterinary model mammals (such as dogs) are generally applicable, but not appropriate for a species ...
Nuttakorn Taewcharoen +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 This study aimed to determine whether geniohyoid and/or masseter muscle mass can predict the severity of dysphagia after salvage surgery for head and neck cancer.
Nao Hashida +3 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract This study evaluated the morphogenesis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in human fetuses during the third month of gestation through the analysis of immunohistochemistry for the proteins Indian Hedgehog (IHH), Patched‐1 (PTCH1), and Smoothened (SMO).
Filipe Santos da Silva +5 more
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Ultrasonic Diagnosis of Masseteric Hypertrophy in Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Preliminary Study
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2010 Background and objectives: Oral submucous fibrosis is a well-recognized and most prevalent premalignant condition of oral mucosa in India and Southeast Asia.
K A Kamala +2 more
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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2013 To examine the effects of the Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway on masseter muscle hypertrophy and myosin heavy chain (MHC) transition in response to mechanical overload, we analyzed the effects of bite-opening (BO) on the hypertrophy and ...
Daisuke Umeki +7 more
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