Masseter muscle thickness in unilateral partial edentulism: An ultrasonographic study

Conclusion: The study proves masseter atrophy in the edentulous side. However, since the difference is found to be marginal with the present sample, a greater sample is necessary to establish and prove the present findings as well as to correlate with the duration of edentulism. Further studies are aimed to assess the muscle morphology after prosthetic rehabilitation.

Source: Journal of Clinical Imaging Science - December 28, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: S Sathasivasubramanian PM Venkatasai CV Divyambika Rupesh Mandava R Jeffrey N A Nathera Jabeen S Shankar Kumar Source Type: research