Masticatory muscle dystrophy is a condition marked by progressive degeneration and weakness of the skeletal muscles responsible for chewing (mastication), ...
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Mastication muscle dystonia, also called oromandibular dystonia, is a focal movement disorder characterized by involuntary, sustained or repetitive muscle ...
A mastication (masticatory) muscle strain is an injury to one or more of the muscles responsible for chewing, most commonly the masseter, temporalis, medial ...
A mastication muscle sprain—often termed a jaw muscle strain—occurs when the fibers of one of the muscles you use to chew (the masticatory muscles) are ...
A mastication (chewing) muscle tear is an injury where fibers of one or more muscles responsible for chewing are overstretched or ripped. These tears can range ...
A mastication muscle injury refers to damage or strain affecting the muscles responsible for chewing, primarily the masseter, temporalis, medial pterygoid, and ...
Masticatory muscle atrophy refers to the wasting or thinning of the muscles used for chewing — primarily the masseter, temporalis, medial pterygoid, and ...
Mastication muscle cancer refers to malignant tumors that originate in or invade the muscles responsible for chewing (the muscles of mastication). These ...
Mastication Muscle Hypertrophy (often called masticatory muscle hypertrophy) refers to an enlargement of one or more muscles used for chewing—most commonly the ...
Fibrosis of the masticatory muscles—mastication muscle fibrosis—is a pathological process characterized by the excessive, chronic accumulation of collagenous ...
Mastication muscle infection refers to inflammation and infection of one or more of the primary muscles involved in chewing—namely the masseter, temporalis, ...
Mastication muscle cysts are abnormal, fluid-filled sacs that develop within or adjacent to the muscles responsible for chewing (the masseter, temporalis, ...
A masticatory muscle tumor is an abnormal growth that develops in one of the muscles you use to chew. These tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant ...
Mastication muscle pain—often called masticatory muscle pain or jaw muscle pain—is discomfort arising from any of the muscles you use to chew. These muscles ...
Mastication muscle spasms, often called jaw muscle spasms, are involuntary and sudden contractions of one or more of the muscles that control chewing. These ...
The muscles of mastication are four paired muscles responsible for chewing (mastication) by moving the mandible at the temporomandibular joint. These include ...
Mastication muscle disorders refer to a group of conditions that primarily affect the muscles responsible for chewing. These disorders can manifest as pain, ...
Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles. These disorders (of which ...
Tongue vertical muscle dystrophy is a rare, localized form of muscular dystrophy characterized by progressive weakness, wasting, and degeneration of the ...
Tongue vertical muscle dystonia is a type of focal dystonia—a movement disorder—in which the vertical intrinsic fibers of the tongue contract abnormally, ...
