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Masseter myosin heavy chain composition varies with mandibular asymmetry.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery - 1 May 2011
Raoul Gwénaël, Rowlerson Anthea, Sciote James, Codaccioni Emmanuel, Stevens Laurence, Maurage Claude-Alain, Duhamel Alain, Ferri Joël
Abstract excerpt
Human jaw dysmorphologies are frequent and often affect young patients, resulting in malocclusion of teeth and inappropriate jaw relationships. Treatment is performed by means of orthodontics with orthognathic surgery as required. Mandibular asymmetry is one of the most frequent dysmorphologies, but in many cases, the specific cause is unknown.In healthy patients who were undergoing orthognathic surgery for...
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