The volume of muscles of mastication in patients receiving mandibular contouring surgery: a comparative study

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-129

  Lo, Lun Jou ^a   Chen, Yu Ray ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lateral pterygoid muscle; Masseter muscle; Medial pterygoid muscle; Prominent mandibular angle; Volume measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACE PROFILE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846155235     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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