ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Assessments of Muscle Thickness and Tonicity of the Masseter and Sternocleidomastoid Muscles and Maximum Mouth Opening in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder.
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Association Between Tension-Type Headache and Masseter Muscle Thickness in Women With Fibromyalgia
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Morphological and mechanical properties of masticatory muscles in patients with temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Does Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Approach Have an Effect on Swallowing Function, Muscle Morphology and Quality of Life in Dysphagic Stroke Patients? A Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Imaging findings in the temporomandibular joint complex following radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: a review.Insights into imaging · 2026Review
- Ultrasound examination of asymmetry in temporomandibular disorders.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Reliability of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Stiffness Assessment Using Shear-Wave Elastography Under a Standardized Protocol with Novice and Experienced Examiners: An Intra- and Inter-Examiner Reliability Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Ultrasound quantification of tongue-palate distance and tongue thickness in TMD patients: changes after physical therapy and comparison with healthy controls.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Strain Values for Masseter Muscle Activity of Dentofacial Deformities Using Ultrasound Elastography.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Interplay of Orofacial Morphology, Gonial Angle, and Emotional Regulation in Speech and Functional TMJ Impairment and Personalized Approaches.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
- Validating cephalometric angular reconstruction for determining vertical dimension in edentulous patients.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Short-Term Effects of Visceral Manual Therapy on Autonomic Nervous System Modulation in Individuals with Clinically Based Bruxism: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Role of the masseter, anterior temporalis, and sternocleidomastoid muscles in myofascial temporomandibular disorder pain: evaluation of thickness and stiffness by ultrasonography.Oral radiology · 2025Article
- Physiological response to pain in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders during physiotherapy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Population Analysis of Masseter Muscle Tension Using Shear Wave Ultrasonography across Different Disease States.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Dynamic Quantitative Imaging of the Masseter Muscles in Bruxism Patients with Myofascial Pain: Could It Be an Objective Biomarker?Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Relationship between self-reported pain, pain threshold, pain catastrophization and quality of life in patients with TMD.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2023Article
- Assessing thickness and stiffness of superficial/deep masticatory muscles in orofacial pain: an ultrasound and shear wave elastography study.Annals of medicine · 2023Article
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Myogenous Temporomandibular Disorders: A Clinical Update.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Gender-Related Biomechanical Properties of Masseter Muscle among Patients with Self-Assessment of Bruxism: A Comparative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
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 comparison on the results of the TMD group. Sixty patients were allocated to the TMD group (
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