Author:
Yang Xiaobin,Piao Zhengguo,Liu Yaoran,Chen Lunqiu,Huang Luo
Abstract
Abstract
Objective
The aim of this study was to quantitatively evaluate morphological and volumetric changes in the masseter muscle using 3-dimensional analysis of facial asymmetry patients and to identify factors influencing these changes before and after orthognathic surgery.
Methods
[Reviewer1 (2)]A single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted on twenty-two patients with deviation of the chin > 4 mm. Masseter muscle volume and morphology were measured at different periods during long-term follow-up (mean 15 ± 3.2 months). Factors related to changes in masseter muscle cross-sectional area and volume analyzed were also analyzed.
Results
[Reviewer1 (2) and (9)]The volume and cross-sectional area of the masseter muscle on the non-deviated side reduced by 13.5% (P < 0.05) and 16.4% (P < 0.05), respectively, after orthognathic surgery. The length of the masseter muscle increased by 13.9% on the deviated side (P < .05) but decreased by 11.7% on the non-deviated side (P < 0.05). The width decreased on the deviated side from T1 to T2 (13.51 ± 2.09 mm vs. 12.04 ± 1.39 mm), but the non-deviated side showed an opposite tendency (10.81 ± 1.31 mm vs. 12.69 ± 2.37 mm). The difference in masseter muscle length and width between the two sides significantly reduced after surgery (P < 0.05). There was a noticeable decrease in the asymmetry in the muscle in proportion to the degree of the occlusal plane angle.
Conclusion
Masseter muscle asymmetry exists in patients with facial asymmetry, but it could be improved with maxilla-mandible correction. Atrophy of the masseter muscle after orthognathic surgery was greater in patients with a large inclined occlusal plane angle due to improved dental compensation.
Level of Evidence IV
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Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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