ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Stiffness of the Masseter Muscle in Children-Establishing the Reference Values in the Pediatric Population Using Shear-Wave Elastography.
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- Influence of the Knee and Hip Joint Angles on the Knee Extensor Muscles and Tendon Shear Wave Velocity in Men and Prepubertal Boys.Translational sports medicine · 2025Article
- The Condition of the Masseter Muscles After Orthodontic Treatment with Fixed Appliances.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Influence of the physical pressure of an ultrasound probe on shear-wave elastography measurements of the gastrocnemius muscle in a paediatric population: a non-interventional cohort study.Polish journal of radiology · 2024Article
- Ultrasound Elastography in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Shear Wave Elastography in Bruxism-Not Yet Ready for Clinical Routine.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Botox Therapy for Hypertrophy of the Masseter Muscle Causes a Compensatory Increase of Stiffness of Other Muscles of Masticatory Apparatus.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
In children, the quality and muscle function are altered in many pathologic conditions, including temporomandibular disorders. Although several methods have been used to evaluate muscle tonus, none became a golden standard. Moreover, the masseter muscle characteristics in children have not been investigated to date. This study aimed to measure the stiffness of the masseter muscle using shear-wave elastography in healthy children. We enrolled 30 healthy children (mean age 10.87 ± 3.38 years). The stiffness of masseter muscles was measured with shear wave elastography. Stiffness for the total sample was 6.37 ± 0.77 kPa. A comparison of the measurements did not show significant differences between the right and the left masseter muscles (left-6.47 ± 0.78 kPa; right-6.24 ± 0.76 kPa;
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