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Evaluation of masseter muscle hypertrophy in oral submucous fibrosis patients -an ultrasonographic study.
[oral submucous fibrosis]
Oral
submucous
fibrosis
(
OSMF
)
is
a
chronic
insidious
disease
of
the
oral
mucosa
,
commonly
seen
in
South
East
Asia
.
It
occurs
mainly
due
to
the
habit
of
quid
or
gutkha
chewing
.
There
is
a
clear
dose
dependent
relationship
between
gutkha
chewing
and
development
of
OSMF
,
also
due
to
continuous
chewing
for
larger
intervals
of
time
unnecessary
forces
are
exerted
on
the
muscles
mainly
the
masseter
muscle
.
So
,
the
present
study
was
done
to
evaluate
the
thickness
of
masseter
muscle
in
OSMF
patients
and
to
compare
it
with
normal
patients
.
The
present
study
involved
50
subjects
,
25
OSMF
patients
and
25
normal
individuals
.
The
thickness
of
masseter
muscle
was
evaluated
by
ultrasonography
(
5
-
11
mHz
)
.
There
is
a
positive
association
between
masseter
muscle
hypertrophy
and
OSMF
(
p
-value
0
.
001
)
.
Thickness
of
masseter
muscle
was
found
to
be
more
in
OSMF
patients
as
compared
to
control
group
and
also
thickness
is
more
during
contraction
as
compared
to
relaxation
in
both
OSMF
patients
and
normal
individuals
.
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Diseases presenting
"chronic insidious disease of the oral mucosa"
symptom
oral submucous fibrosis
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