title: Unilateral masseter muscle hypertrophy: a case report.
abstract: Masseteric hypertrophy is a benign increase in the size of the masseter muscle, secondary to muscle hypertrophy. It produces facial asymmetry and is important in the differential diagnosis of other entities. The aim of this article is to report a case of unilateral masseteric muscle hypertrophy. The characteristics and diagnostic features of such alterations and options for treatment will be presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Sacred Heart University, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trujillo
authors.forename: Flávia Noemy Gasparini Kiatake
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Fontão
authors.forename: Simone Maria Galvão
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: de Sousa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed