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Masseter muscular weakness

MedGen UID:
1695775
Concept ID:
C5139397
Finding
HPO: HP:0032520

Definition

Reduced strength of the masseter muscle, whose primary function is to elevate the mandible and thereby raise the mandible towards the maxilla, closing the jaw. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMasseter muscular weakness

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Koning MV, Koning NJ, Koning HM, van Kleef M
Pain Pract 2014 Sep;14(7):581-7. Epub 2013 Oct 24 doi: 10.1111/papr.12124. PMID: 24152209
Sidebottom AJ, Patel AA, Amin J
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013 Apr;51(3):199-205. Epub 2012 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2012.07.002. PMID: 22871559
Chroni E, Constantoyannis C, Prasoulis I, Kargiotis O, Kagadis GC, Georgiopoulos M, Polychronopoulos P
Clin Neurophysiol 2011 Feb;122(2):410-3. Epub 2010 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.07.002. PMID: 20719561

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Compton RA, Scott AR
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2019 Oct;125:182-186. Epub 2019 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.07.005. PMID: 31344608
Koning MV, Koning NJ, Koning HM, van Kleef M
Pain Pract 2014 Sep;14(7):581-7. Epub 2013 Oct 24 doi: 10.1111/papr.12124. PMID: 24152209
Imai T, Tsuda E, Hozuki T, Yoshikawa H, Yamauchi R, Saitoh M, Hisahara S, Motomura M, Kawamata J, Shimohama S
Clin Neurophysiol 2012 Jun;123(6):1242-7. Epub 2011 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.10.038. PMID: 22136737
Niu T, Kalia JS, Zaidat OO
J Neurointerv Surg 2010 Jun;2(2):147-9. Epub 2009 Dec 17 doi: 10.1136/jnis.2009.001164. PMID: 21990596
Caloss R, Al-Arab M, Finn RA, Lonergan O, Throckmorton GS
J Oral Rehabil 2010 Apr;37(4):256-61. Epub 2009 Dec 30 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2009.02046.x. PMID: 20050986

Diagnosis

Zapata-Soria M, Cabrera-Martos I, López-López L, Ortiz-Rubio A, Granados-Santiago M, Ríos-Asín I, Valenza MC
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Dec 30;20(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010657. PMID: 36613028Free PMC Article
Wen B, Tang S, Lv X, Li D, Xu J, Olsen RKJ, Zhao Y, Li W, Wang T, Shao K, Zhao D, Yan C
Hum Mol Genet 2022 Mar 31;31(7):1115-1129. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddab308. PMID: 34718578
Lee C, Kim T
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021 Apr;30(4):105623. Epub 2021 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105623. PMID: 33486342
Ella B, Guillaud E, Langbour N, Guehl D, Burbaud P
J Prosthodont 2017 Jun;26(4):280-283. Epub 2015 Nov 20 doi: 10.1111/jopr.12394. PMID: 26588188
Koning MV, Koning NJ, Koning HM, van Kleef M
Pain Pract 2014 Sep;14(7):581-7. Epub 2013 Oct 24 doi: 10.1111/papr.12124. PMID: 24152209

Therapy

Koning MV, Koning NJ, Koning HM, van Kleef M
Pain Pract 2014 Sep;14(7):581-7. Epub 2013 Oct 24 doi: 10.1111/papr.12124. PMID: 24152209
Niu T, Kalia JS, Zaidat OO
J Neurointerv Surg 2010 Jun;2(2):147-9. Epub 2009 Dec 17 doi: 10.1136/jnis.2009.001164. PMID: 21990596
Caloss R, Al-Arab M, Finn RA, Lonergan O, Throckmorton GS
J Oral Rehabil 2010 Apr;37(4):256-61. Epub 2009 Dec 30 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2009.02046.x. PMID: 20050986
Yang Y, Shao Y, Wang H, Liu Y, Zhu S, Wu C
Clin J Pain 2007 Feb;23(2):159-64. doi: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000210958.39621.56. PMID: 17237665
Ahn J, Horn C, Blitzer A
Arch Facial Plast Surg 2004 May-Jun;6(3):188-91. doi: 10.1001/archfaci.6.3.188. PMID: 15148129

Prognosis

Wen B, Tang S, Lv X, Li D, Xu J, Olsen RKJ, Zhao Y, Li W, Wang T, Shao K, Zhao D, Yan C
Hum Mol Genet 2022 Mar 31;31(7):1115-1129. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddab308. PMID: 34718578
Liaw MY, Lin MC, Leong CP, Wang LY, Pong YP, Yang TH, Huang YC
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Dec 3;100(48):e27780. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027780. PMID: 35049172Free PMC Article
Schreckenbach T, Schröder JM, Voit T, Abicht A, Neuen-Jacob E, Roos A, Bulst S, Kuhl C, Schulz JB, Weis J, Claeys KG
Neuromuscul Disord 2014 Feb;24(2):117-24. Epub 2013 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.10.002. PMID: 24239060
Koning MV, Koning NJ, Koning HM, van Kleef M
Pain Pract 2014 Sep;14(7):581-7. Epub 2013 Oct 24 doi: 10.1111/papr.12124. PMID: 24152209
Hassfeld S, Schuchardt V, Geisler H, Meinck HM
J Neurol Sci 1995 Dec;134(1-2):197-202. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(95)00224-3. PMID: 8747866

Clinical prediction guides

Vincenten SCC, van Doorn JLM, Teeselink S, Rasing NB, Padberg GW, Voermans NC, van Engelen BGM, van Alfen N, Mul K
Muscle Nerve 2024 Nov;70(5):1062-1071. Epub 2024 Sep 19 doi: 10.1002/mus.28254. PMID: 39297366
Zapata-Soria M, Cabrera-Martos I, López-López L, Ortiz-Rubio A, Granados-Santiago M, Ríos-Asín I, Valenza MC
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Dec 30;20(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010657. PMID: 36613028Free PMC Article
Wen B, Tang S, Lv X, Li D, Xu J, Olsen RKJ, Zhao Y, Li W, Wang T, Shao K, Zhao D, Yan C
Hum Mol Genet 2022 Mar 31;31(7):1115-1129. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddab308. PMID: 34718578
Koning MV, Koning NJ, Koning HM, van Kleef M
Pain Pract 2014 Sep;14(7):581-7. Epub 2013 Oct 24 doi: 10.1111/papr.12124. PMID: 24152209
Satoyoshi E, Kinoshita M
Arch Neurol 1977 Feb;34(2):89-92. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1977.00500140043007. PMID: 836191

Recent systematic reviews

Zapata-Soria M, Cabrera-Martos I, López-López L, Ortiz-Rubio A, Granados-Santiago M, Ríos-Asín I, Valenza MC
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Dec 30;20(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010657. PMID: 36613028Free PMC Article

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