A Impellizzeri1, E Serritella1, A Putrino1, G Vizzielli2, A Polimeni3, G Galluccio4. 1. PhD Student, Doctoral School in innovative technologies in diseases of the skeleton, of the skin and of the oro-maxillofacial district. Department of Orthodontics, school of Dentistry. Specialist in Orthognatodontic, Department of Orthodontics. "Sapienza" University of Rome. 2. Specialist in Orthognatodontic, Unit of Orthodontics. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Private Doctor in Rome. 3. Professor and Director of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome. 4. Associate Professor, Director of Post-Graduate Course in Functional Orthodontics, Vice-President of the Course for Dental Degree - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the thickness of masticatory and cervical muscles (temporalis, masseter and sternocleidomastoid) and facial asymmetries in young patients. METHODS: 21 subjects were selected, through a detailed anamnesis and clinical examination, in order to assess the normality of oral tissues, the presence of normal occlusion, the absence of alteration in tooth dimensions and of congenital or developmental anomalies of lips, mouth or face. RESULTS: The present investigation showed that temporalis, masseter and sternocleidomastoid muscles in untreated and growing individuals with facial asymmetries are thinner on the omolateral side when compared with controlateral normal side, but in the untreated one this value is more statistically significantly. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, the cervical muscle's thickness resulted increased in young patients Ultrasound is beginning to be recognized to have potential use in dentistry as a safe, noninvasive, comfortable and cost-effective adjunct to diagnosis by producing high-resolution images more easily than magnetic resonance (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) (27-kubo).
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the thickness of masticatory and cervical muscles (temporalis, masseter and sternocleidomastoid) and facial asymmetries in young patients. METHODS: 21 subjects were selected, through a detailed anamnesis and clinical examination, in order to assess the normality of oral tissues, the presence of normal occlusion, the absence of alteration in tooth dimensions and of congenital or developmental anomalies of lips, mouth or face. RESULTS: The present investigation showed that temporalis, masseter and sternocleidomastoid muscles in untreated and growing individuals with facial asymmetries are thinner on the omolateral side when compared with controlateral normal side, but in the untreated one this value is more statistically significantly. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, the cervical muscle's thickness resulted increased in young patients Ultrasound is beginning to be recognized to have potential use in dentistry as a safe, noninvasive, comfortable and cost-effective adjunct to diagnosis by producing high-resolution images more easily than magnetic resonance (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) (27-kubo).