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SUBMITTER: Chang PH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7463001 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Pei-Hsuan PH Chen Yunn-Jy YJ Chang Ke-Vin KV Wu Wei-Ting WT Özçakar Levent L
Scientific reports 20200901 1
Masticatory muscle thickness provides objective measurements of the oral motor function, which may change in patients with oral myofascial pain. In this study, we aimed to establish a reliable ultrasound (US) protocol for imaging the superficial and deep masticatory muscles and to identify the potential influencers of the measurements. Forty-eight healthy participants without orofacial pain were enrolled. The intra-and inter-rater reliabilities of US measurements for masseter, temporalis, and la ...[more]