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Masseter function and skeletal malocclusion.
Revue de stomatologie, de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et de chirurgie orale - 1 Apr 2013
Sciote J J, Raoul G, Ferri J, Close J, Horton M J, Rowlerson A
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this work is to review the relationship between the function of the masseter muscle and the occurrence of malocclusions. An analysis was made of the masseter muscle samples from subjects who underwent mandibular osteotomies. The size and proportion of type-II fibers (fast) decreases as facial height increases. Patients with mandibular asymmetry have more type-II fibers on the side of their deviation....
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