fa Ultrasound evaluation of masseter muscle changes in stabilization splint treatment of myofascial type painful temporomandibular diseases رادیولوژی دهان، فک و صورت Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Objectives</strong></p><p>  To detect whether stabilization splint (SS) treatment of painful myofascial type temporomandibular diseases (TMD) changes the masseter muscle morphology using ultrasound (US). </p><p> <strong>Study design</strong></p><p>  Thirty-five patients with painful myofascial TMD receiving SS treatment were studied. Masseter thickness, length, internal echo–fibrillary structure and vascularization were evaluated using gray-scale and power Doppler US just before and 3 months after the SS application. Visual analog scale (VAS) and mouth opening measurements were used to measure the outcome of treatment. </p><p> <strong>Results</strong> </p><p> A significant shortening in the masseter muscle length (R: −3.67 mm, P: .010 L: −3.97 mm, P: .005) and thickness (R: −0.93 mm, P: .005 L: −0.90 mm, P: .016) was noted. No change in the internal echo-fibrillary structure or vascularization was detected. A significant decrease in VAS scores (Median: 5-0.5 P < .05) and mouth opening (42.77 ± 7.86 mm to 38.69 ± 6.21, P < .05) was also detected. </p><p> <strong>Conclusion</strong></p><p>  SSs modify and reduce the dimensions of masseter muscle. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology </p><p><a href="http://www.oooojournal.net/article/S2212-4403(13)00331-3/abstract" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"> Full Text</font></a></p> 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-1718&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 KurKut Aldemir 10031947532846008088 10031947532846008088 No Department of Mouth, Teeth, Mandibular Disease and Surgery, Ankara University School of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey Evren Üstüner 10031947532846008089 10031947532846008089 Yes Radiology Department, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Erdal Erdem 10031947532846008090 10031947532846008090 No Department of Mouth, Teeth, Mandibular Disease and Surgery, Ankara University School of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey A. Samimi Demiralp 10031947532846008091 10031947532846008091 No Department of Mouth, Teeth, Mandibular Disease and Surgery, Ankara University School of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey Derya Oztuna 10031947532846008092 10031947532846008092 No Biostatistics Department, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey