The change of maximum bite force after botulinum toxin type A injection for treating masseteric hypertrophy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1662-1666

  Ahn, Ki Young ^b   Kim, Seong Taek ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASSETERIC HYPERTROPHY; MASTICATION; MAXILLA; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERTROPHY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BITE FORCE; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MASSETER MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS;

EID: 38449119184     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000282309.94147.22     Document Type: Article

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