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Surgical management of masseteric hypertrophy and mandibular retrognathism

Masseter hypertrophy is a rare condition. It is mostly idiopathic with no known cause. It is recognized as an enlargement of one or both masseter muscles. Most patients complain of facial asymmetry; however, symptoms such as trismus, protrusion, and bruxism may also occur. This article reports a cas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Singh, Sourav, Shivamurthy, D. M., Agrawal, Gunjan, Varghese, Don
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3304221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22442621
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-5950.85865
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Sumario:Masseter hypertrophy is a rare condition. It is mostly idiopathic with no known cause. It is recognized as an enlargement of one or both masseter muscles. Most patients complain of facial asymmetry; however, symptoms such as trismus, protrusion, and bruxism may also occur. This article reports a case of bilateral masseter hypertrophy with retrognathic mandible in which comprehensive treatment was rendered to the patient by using a combination approach.