Disc displacement with reduction (DDwR) therapy should be performed only when pain or discomfort is presented. Data on treatment options for painful DDwR are very limited....
The aim was to investigate whether isometric training of the lateral pterygoid muscle (LPM) is equivalent to stabilisation appliance therapy with regard to the treatment of painful DDwR. The training ...
This was a prospective, randomised study with a comparative treatment group. Sixty patients (≥18 years) with DDwR and pain were randomly assigned to two groups: (1) muscle training and (2) stabilisati...
A decrease in orofacial pain intensity was seen in both groups (p < .0001). Registered TMJ clicking disappeared after 6 months of treatment in 37% (n = 11) of the patients in the training group and in...
Muscle training and appliance therapy improved mouth opening and reduced pain intensity in both patient groups. Muscle training might be a promising option in the treatment of patients suffering from ...
[Purpose] This study aimed to evaluate the changes in lower-extremity muscle strength, balance performance, and body composition. [Participants and Methods] In this study, 21 healthy university studen...
Defects through the skull base into the paranasal sinuses can occur during anterior skull base procedures, risking cerebrospinal fluid leak and infection if not repaired....
We describe a muscle plug napkin ring technique for closure of small skull base defects, wherein a free muscle graft slightly bigger than the defect is packed tightly in the defect, half extracraniall...
The muscle plug napkin ring technique is a simple solution to small skull base defects....
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has revealed differences in the motor cortex (M1) between people with and without low back pain (LBP). There is potential to reverse these changes using motor s...
The maintenance of functional health is pivotal for achieving independent life in older age. The aged muscle is characterized by ultrastructural changes, including loss of type I and type II myofibers...
Computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for analyzing muscle parameters....
To clarify sex-specific paraspinal muscle area (PMA), paraspinal muscle index (PMI), and muscle fat infiltration (MFI) percentiles....
This was a cross-sectional study of 760 individuals (45% men; age range = 20-92 years; mean age = 53.4 ± 21.1 years) with a body mass index (BMI) in the range of 16.4-38.1 kg/m...
Sex-specific PMA, PMI, and MFI cutoffs in the paraspinal muscles group were 52.9 cm...
Sex-specific PMA, PMI, and MFI percentiles and age- and BMI-specific cutoff values for these parameters were successfully established for an outpatient population....
This study used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to determine if muscarinic receptor blockade affects muscle responses during voluntary contractions. Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) were recorde...
To examine the clinical significance of the Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) in predicting outcome of multimodal treatment (MMT) in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) patients....
We reviewed 78 pathologically proven MIBC patients who underwent MMT including transurethral resection and chemoradiotherapy, followed by partial or radical cystectomy. Treatment response was assessed...
MMT-CR was achieved in 2 (100%) of VI-RADS score 1 (n = 2), 16 (84%) of score 2 (n = 19), 12 (86%) of score 3 (n = 14), 7 (64%) of score 4 (n = 11), and 14 (44%) of score 5 (n = 32). VI-RADS score was...
VI-RADS score may serve as an imaging marker in MIBC patients for predicting the therapeutic outcome of MMT....
Muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients with a lower Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System score can be a good candidate for bladder-sparing treatment incorporating multimodal treatment....
• Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) score was potentially valuable for classifying pathologic tumor response in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. • The likelihood of achi...
Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a developmental odontogenic cyst that usually can be seen within the jaw bones. The cyst arises from the remnants of odontogenic epithelial cells in the jaw bones. In r...
In this article we present a case report of 17-years-old male patient who visited the dentist complaining of a swelling in the right cheek for almost 2 years. He had no medical history with medication...
Intramuscular odontogenic keratocyst is a rare cyst that can be seen in the orofacial muscle, and it can be difficult to diagnose when only clinical and radiographic features are based, and the defini...
39 cases were reported and achieved since 1971 until now, most of them presented in the gingiva and buccal mucosa and extremely rare within the muscles....
To examine hip muscle strength deficits in patients with femoroacetabular impingent syndrome (FAIS), with special emphasis on potential sex- and comparison-related (between-subject vs within-subject) ...
Cross-sectional comparative study....
Forty FAIS patients (20 women), 40 healthy controls (20 women) and 40 athletes (20 women)....
Hip abduction, adduction and flexion isometric strength was tested using a commercially-available dynamometer. Two between-subject comparisons (FAIS patients vs controls and FAIS patients vs athletes)...
For all hip muscle groups, women were 14-18% weaker than men (p < 0.001), but no sex-related interactions were observed. For all hip muscle groups, FAIS patients were 16-19% weaker than controls (p = ...
Sex had no influence on hip muscle strength deficits in FAIS patients while a major impact of comparison method/group was observed. Hip abductors showed consistent deficits for all comparison methods,...
