Microstructural investigation of masticatory muscles: a pre- and post-treatment diffusion tensor imaging study in a bruxism case
| Autor: | Marcello Longo, Enrico Nastro Siniscalchi, Sergio Vinci, Francesco Saverio De Ponte, Alessandro Calamuneri, Michele Gaeta, Alessandro Arrigo, Francesca Granata, Enricomaria Mormina, Luciano Catalfamo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_treatment
Pain relief Case Report 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Occlusal Splints tractography bruxism diffusion tensor imaging masticatory muscles clenching 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging General Dentistry Pre and post Pain Measurement Orthodontics Patient affected business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Masticatory force stomatognathic diseases Diffusion Tensor Imaging Otorhinolaryngology Masticatory Muscles Bruxism Female Splint (medicine) business Masticatory muscle 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Diffusion MRI |
| Popis: | We evaluated, by means of a non-invasive procedure based on MRI, the masticatory muscular microstructure in a 55-year-old-female patient affected by bruxism. The patient underwent MR examination before and after 1 month of splint therapy, when she mentioned 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 diffusion tensor imaging 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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