Open AccessSurgical management of masseteric hypertrophy and mandibular retrognathism
Author(s) -
Shailendra Singh,
D. M. Shivamurthy,
Gunjan Agrawal,
Don Varghese
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.85865
Subject(s) - medicine , trismus , muscle hypertrophy , masseter muscle , facial symmetry , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , anatomy , orthodontics , dentistry , botany , biology , genus
Masseter hypertrophy is a rare condition. It is mostly idiopathic with no known cause. It is recognized as an enlargement of one or both masseter muscles. Most patients complain of facial asymmetry; however, symptoms such as trismus, protrusion, and bruxism may also occur. This article reports a case of bilateral masseter hypertrophy with retrognathic mandible in which comprehensive treatment was rendered to the patient by using a combination approach.