Comparison of Masseter Muscle Thickness and Morphological Properties of Mandible Between Dentulous and Partially Posterior Edentulous Patients

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 205 - 210, 19.08.2024

Hilal Demir , Füsun Yaşar

https://doi.org/10.15311/selcukdentj.1409397

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between thickness of masseter muscle and mandibular morphology of dentulous and partially posterior edentulous patients.
Methods: 90 female patients between the ages of 40 and 60 were divided into two groups: control dentulous group and posterior edentulous group. Patients had no musculoskeletal systemic disease and no bruxism habit. The measurements of control group and bilateral posterior edentulous patients were performed bilaterally and the averages of right and left were obtained. Only the toothless side of unilateral edentulous patients was measured. Ultrasonography was used to examine the thickness of the masseter muscle, during rest and maximum voluntary contraction, twice with five minutes intervals by the same observer. Gonial and antegonial angles were analysed on panoramic radiography to evaluate mandibular morphology, twice with one week interval by the same observer.
Results: There was no statistically significant association between masseter muscle thickness and posterior partially edentulism (bite position p=0,793, relax position p=0,962). The results of the Pearson’s correlation test showed that masseter muscle thickness in both control and experimental groups was negative correlated with the gonial angle (-0,402≤r≤-0,375).
Conclusion: Posterior partially edentulism does not reason a significant decrease of masseter muscle thickness. The functional activity of masseter muscle is influential in the formation of the gonial region. Ultrasonography is found to be a reproducible, reliable and accurate tool to examine the thickness of the masseter muscle.
Keywords: Antegonial angle, Gonial angle, Masseter muscle, Panoramic radiography, Ultrasound.

Keywords

Antegonial angle, Gonial angle, Masseter muscle, Panoramic radiography, Ultrasound

Dişli ve Posterior Kısmi Dişsiz Hastalar Arasında Masseter Kas Kalınlığının ve Mandibulanın Morfolojik Özelliklerinin Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Dişli ve posterior kısmi dişsiz hastaların masseter kas kalınlıkları ve mandibular morfolojilerinin karşılaştırılmasıydı.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: 40-60 yaş arası 90 kadın hasta, dişli ve posterior dişsiz olmak üzere ikiye ayrıldı. Çalışmaya katılan bireylerin herhangi bir iskelet kas hastalığı, bruksizm alışkanlığı yoktu. Kontrol grubu ve bilateral posterior dişsiz hastalarda ölçümler çift taraflı yapıldı ve sağ sol taraf ölçümlerinin ortalamaları alındı. Tek taraflı posterior dişsiz hastaların sadece dişsiz olan tarafları ölçüldü. Masseter kası kalınlığını değerlendirmek için, ultrasonografi ile, istirahat ve ısırma pozisyonlarında, aynı gözlemci tarafından beş dakika aralıklarla iki kez ölçüm yapıldı. Mandibular morfolojinin yorumlanması için, panoramik radyograf üzerinde gonial ve antegonial açılar ölçüldü. Aynı gözlemci bir hafta sonra ikinci kez ölçümlerini tekrarladı.
Bulgular: Masseter kası kalınlığı ile posterior kısmi dişsizlik arasında herhangi bir anlamlı ilişki bulunamadı (ısırma durumunda p=0,793, serbest durumda p=0,962). Pearson korelasyon testi sonuçlarına göre hem kontrol hem çalışma grubunda gonial açı ile masseter kas kalınlığı arasında anlamlı bir negatif korelasyon vardı (-0,402≤r≤-0,375).
Sonuç: Posterior kısmi dişsizlik, masseter kas kalınlığında anlamlı bir azalmaya neden olmamıştır. Masseter kasının fonksiyonel aktivitesi, gonial bölgenin şekillenmesinde etkilidir. Ultrasonografi, masseter kası kalınlığının değerlendirilmesinde güvenilir, doğru ve tekrarlanabilir bir yöntem olarak bulunmuştur.
Anahtar kelimeler: Antegonial açı, Gonial açı, Masseter kası, Panoramik radyograf, Ultrason.

Keywords

Antegonial açı, Gonial açı, Masseter kası, Panoramik radyograf, Ultrason

References

• 1. Im JH, Kim SG, Oh JS, Lim SC, Ha JM. Influence of unilateral tooth loss in the temporomandibular joint and masseter muscle of rabbits. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 2012; 114: 9-16.
• 2. Kurkcuoglu A, Pelin C. Volumetric and morphologic changes due to effect of unilateral extraction of teeth. Marmara Medical Journal 2016; 29: 88-94.
• 3. Koca-Ceylan G, Taskaya-Yilmaz N, Guler AU, Incesu L, Aksoz T. The effect of unilateral partial edentulism to muscle thickness. Saudi Medical Journal 2003; 24: 1352-9.
• 4. Mayil M, Keser G, Demir A, Pekiner FN. Assessment of masseter muscle appearance and thickness in edentulous and dentate patients by ultrasonography. The Open Dentistry Journal 2018; 12: 723-34.
• 5. Dimova-Gabrovska M, Dimitrova D. Ultrasound diagnostic of musculus masseter. Journal of IMAB 2017; 23: 1611-5.
• 6. Sathasivasubramanian S, Venkatasai PM, Divyambika CV, Mandava R, Jeffrey R, Jabeen NAN, Kumar SS. Masseter muscle thickness in unilateral partial edentulism: an ultrasonographic study. Journal of Clinical Imaging Science 2017; 7: 1-5.
• 7. Jung HJ, Min YG, Kim HJ, Lee JY, Choi JH, Kim B, Ahn HJ. The association between masticatory function assessment and masseter muscle thickness in the elderly. J Oral Med Pain 2020; 45: 49-55.
• 8. Chang PH, Chen YJ, Chang KV, Wu WT, Özcakar L. Ultrasound measurements of superficial and deep masticatory muscles in various postures: reliability and influencers. Scientific Reports 2020; 10:14357.
• 9. Serra MD, Gavião MBD, dos Santos Uchôa MN. The use of ultrasound in the investigation of the muscles of mastication. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 2008; 34: 1875-84.
• 10. Sairam V, Potturi GR, Praveen B, Vikas G. Assessment of effect of age, gender, and dentoalveolar changes on mandibular morphology: a digital panoramic study. Contemporary Clinical Dentistry 2018; 9: 49-54.
• 11. Vandenberghe B, Jacobs R, Bosmans H. Modern dental imaging: a review of the current technology and clinical applications in dental practice. Eur Radiol 2010; 20: 2637–55. DOI 10.1007/s00330-010-1836-1
• 12. Yasar F, Apaydın B, Yılmaz HH. The effects of image compression on quantitative measurements of digital panoramic radiographs. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2012; 17: 1074-81.
• 13. Oksayan R, Asarkaya B, Palta N, Simsek İ, Sökücü O, İsman E. Effects of Edentulism on Mandibular Morphology: Evaluation of Panoramic Radiographs. The Scientific World Journal 2014: 1-5. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/254932
• 14. Joo JK, Lim YJ, Kwon HB, Ahn SJ. Panoramic radiographic evaluation of the mandibular morphological changes in elderly dentate and edentulous subjects. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 2013; 71: 357–362. DOI: 10.3109/00016357.2012.690446.
• 15. Goncalves T, Campos C, Goncalves G, de Moraes M, Rodrigues Garcia R. Mastication improvement after partial implant-supported prosthesis use. Journal of Dental Research 2013; 92: 189-94.
• 16. Caglayan F, Bayrakdar IS. The intraoral ultrasonography in dentistry. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 2016; 19: 1-9.
• 17. Charalampidou M, Kjellberg H, Georgiakaki I, Kiliaridis S. Masseter muscle thickness and mechanical advantage in relation to vertical craniofacial morphology in children. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 2008; 66: 23-30.
• 18. Durao APR, Morosolli A, Brown J, Jacobs R. Masseter muscle measurement performed by ultrasound: a systematic review. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology 2017; 46: 1-9.
• 19. Rohila AK, Sharma VP, Shrivastav PK, Nagar A, Singh GP. An ultrasonographic evaluation of masseter muscle thickness in different dentofacial patterns. Indian Journal of Dental Research 2012; 23: 726-31.
• 20. Tircoveluri S, Singh JR, Rayapudi N, Karra A, Begum M, Challa P. Correlation of masseter muscle thickness and intermolar width-An ultrasonography study. Journal of International Oral Health: JIOH 2013; 5: 28-34.
• 21. Najm AA. Sonographic evaluation of masseter muscle thickness in bruxist and non-bruxist subjects. Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry 2014; 26: 49-52.,
• 22. De Jong WC, Korfage JAM, Langenbach GEJ. The role of masticatory muscles in the continuous loading of the mandible. J. Anat 2011; 218: 625–36.
• 23. Kim JY, Kim ST, Cho SW, Jung HS, Park KT, Son HK. Growth effects of botulinum toxin type A injected into masseter muscle on a developing rat mandible. Oral Dis 2008; 14: 626-32.
• 24. Matic DB, Yazdani A, Wells RG, Lee TY, Gan BS. The effects of masseter muscle paralysis on facial bone growth. J Surg Res 2007; 139: 243–52.