Microstructural investigation of masticatory muscles: a pre- and post-treatment diffusion tensor imaging study in a bruxism case.

Microstructural investigation of masticatory muscles: a pre- and post-treatment diffusion tensor imaging study in a bruxism case.

Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2018 Feb 22;:20170275

Authors: Mormina E, Granata F, Gaeta M, Longo M, Calamuneri A, Arrigo A, De Ponte F, Vinci SL, Catalfamo L, Nastro Siniscalchi E

Abstract
We evaluated, by means of a non-invasive procedure based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the masticatory muscular microstructure in a 55 year-old-female patient affected by bruxism. The patient underwent MR examination before and after one month of splint therapy, when she referred the complete disappearance of all symptoms. By means of Diffusion Tensor Imaging we observed changes at microstructural level of masticatory muscular complex. We conclude that DTI may be a useful instrument both to perform panoramic reconstruction of the masticatory muscle complex and to investigate microstructural modifications related to the pain relief in bruxism.

PMID: 29470139 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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