Changes in Electrical Activity of the Masseter Muscle and Masticatory Force after the Use of the Masseter Nerve as Donor in Facial Reanimation Surgery

Changes in Electrical Activity of the Masseter Muscle and Masticatory Force after the Use of the Masseter Nerve as Donor in Facial Reanimation Surgery

Introduction The masseter nerve has been used as a donor nerve for facial reanimation procedures due to the multiple advantages it offers; it has been generally considered that sacrifice of the masseter nerve does not alter the masticatory apparatus; however, there are no objective studies to suppor...

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Main Authors: Jose E. Telich-Tarriba, Alejandro Orihuela-Rodríguez, Adriana de Lourdes Rivera-Priego, Fernando Ángeles-Medina, Julio Morales-González, Ignacio Mora-Magaña, Adriana Fentanes-Vera, Damian Palafox, Alexander Cárdenas-Mejía
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020-03-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
masseter muscle
bite force
facial paralysis
nerve transfer
electromyography
bell’s palsy
masseter nerve
neurorrhaphy
gracilis muscle
free functional muscle transfer
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-3400673
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