Our previous study concerning the quantification of masseter muscle deformation during palpation using magnetic resonance imaging and image analysis procedure showed that masseter muscles are deformed and their fascia must be stretched during palpation (Ishikawa et al. , Int J Prosthodont , in press). ...
(a) visual inspection of the head and throat; incision and examination of the sub-maxillary, retropharyngeal and parotid lymph nodes (Lnn retropharyngiales, mandibulares and parotidei); examination of the external masseters, in which two incisions must be made parallel to the mandible, and the...
Except for the superficial masseter and the anterior temporalis, the paired examiners selected palpation sites within a distance of 7 mm more than 85% of the time. The mean distance between guessed palpation sites was the lowest for the forehead (3.6 mm; sd = 3.0) and the highest for the...
Significant findings were ascertained for the middle portion of the temporal muscle in "normal" patients versus "with and without meniscus reduction" patients. The superficial masseter muscle was more tender in "normal" patients and in "reducing meniscus" patients than in "without meniscus reduction"...
Aims: The masseter muscle is a common source of referred pain to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), with a possibility of false positive diagnoses for arthralgia when diagnosed by research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (RDC/TMD) clinical examination. The current study investigated...
Except for the superficial masseter and the anterior temporalis, the paired examiners selected palpation sites within a distance of 7 mm more than 85% of the time. The mean distance between guessed palpation sites was the lowest for the forehead (3.6 mm; sd=3.0) and the highest for the ...
The results of this study revealed a threefold increase in the risk for the presence of temporomandibular arthralgia in cases of myofascial pain combined with pain on palpation in the region of the ipsilateral masseter muscle.Leonora Cristiana da Silva Parente Macedo...