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Assessment Of Bite Force And Masseter And Temporal Muscles Thickness In Adult Women Undergoing Buccal Fat Pad Removal Surgery–Bichectomy, Thamyres Branco, Marcelo Palinkas, Alice Helena De Lima Santos Cardoso, Nicole Barbosa Bettiol, Paulo Batista De Vasconcelos, Gabriella Simi Gariba Silva, Jéssica Brandani Chiaratto, Patricia Santos De Lima, Samuel Porfírio Xavier, Isabela Hallak Regalo, Selma Siéssere, Simone Cecilio Hallak Regalo
Assessment Of Bite Force And Masseter And Temporal Muscles Thickness In Adult Women Undergoing Buccal Fat Pad Removal Surgery–Bichectomy, Thamyres Branco, Marcelo Palinkas, Alice Helena De Lima Santos Cardoso, Nicole Barbosa Bettiol, Paulo Batista De Vasconcelos, Gabriella Simi Gariba Silva, Jéssica Brandani Chiaratto, Patricia Santos De Lima, Samuel Porfírio Xavier, Isabela Hallak Regalo, Selma Siéssere, Simone Cecilio Hallak Regalo
Journal of Dentistry Indonesia
Objective: Bichectomy, a surgical procedure that removes the buccal fat pad, can affect masticatory function, including bite force and muscle thickness, in adult women. This study aimed to assess the bite force as well as masseter and temporal muscle thicknesses before and 30 and 60 days after bichectomy in adult women. Methods: This longitudinal study included a sample of 20 adult women (mean age 31.1 ± 9.84 years), with normal occlusion and no history of temporomandibular disorder. The molar bite force was assessed using a dynamometer, while the masseter and temporal muscle thicknesses at rest and during dental …