UNILATERAL MASSETER MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY REPORT OF CASES

Lee,  Choong-Kook; Lee,  Joong-Ik; Kang,  Hee-Nam; Shin,  Hee-Kun

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 15(3); 1977 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1977;15(3):205-208.
Published online March 31, 1977.

편측성 교근증대증 치험 이예

이충국¹, 이중익², 강희남³, 신효근⁴

^¹제¹⁰¹야전병원 치과부 구강외과
^²제¹⁰¹야전병원 치과부 구강외과
^³제¹⁰¹야전병원 치과부 구강외과
^⁴제¹⁰¹야전병원 치과부 구강외과

UNILATERAL MASSETER MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY REPORT OF CASES

Choong-Kook Lee¹, Joong-Ik Lee², Hee-Nam Kang³, Hee-Kun Shin⁴

¹Dept. of Oral Surgery, the 101th F.H.R.O.K.A.
²Dept. of Oral Surgery, the 101th F.H.R.O.K.A.
³Dept. of Oral Surgery, the 101th F.H.R.O.K.A.
⁴Dept. of Oral Surgery, the 101th F.H.R.O.K.A.

Abstract

The etiology of masseteric hypertrophy is obscure. When the hypertrophy occurs unilaterally it's appearance is more striking because of the resultant facial asymmetry. Two soldiers were admitted with the complaint of a lump on their jaws. The authors obtained good results on the esthetic & functional aspect in two cases of unilateral masseteric hypertrophy with the Adam's method. The etiology was thought to be the combination of unilateral masticatory and jaw clenching habits when emotionally disturbed or under nervous tension in army services.