MASSETER MUSCLE EVALUATION AFTER TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT ARTHROCENTESIS

Conditions: Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – 40 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Enrollment: 50

Sponsor: sema kaya

Summary

ULTRASONOGRAPHIC AND ELASTOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THE MASSETER MUSCLE AFTER TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT ARTHROCENTESIS

Eligibility Criteria

IInclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18-40 years. * Patients diagnosed with temporomandibular joint dysfunction. * Patients scheduled to undergo temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis. * Ability to undergo ultrasonographic and strain elastographic evaluation of the masseter muscle. * Written informed consent provided. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous temporomandibular joint surgery. * History of trauma, cyst, tumor, or infection involving the temporomandibular joint or masseter muscle. * Neuromuscular disorders affecting the masticatory muscles. * Systemic diseases or medications that may affect masseter muscle thickness or elasticity. * Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent.

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