Bilateral temporalis muscle hypertrophy: a case report.
Although masseteric hypertrophy is common and can be accompanied by temporalis hypertrophy, temporalis hypertrophy by itself is an exceptional finding. A patient, a chronic bruxer who was receiving psychiatric care and psychotherapeutic medications, complained of moderate discomfort and swelling in both temporal areas. It is believed that the patient's long-term stress-related sleeping problem was causing her bruxism. Of great interest was the fact that chronic bruxing had resulted in the rare occurrence of temporalis muscle hypertrophy without a coexisting masseteric hypertrophy.
Da Silva
Keith
K
School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. kd2132@columbia.edu
Mandel
Louis
L
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D020186:Sleep Bruxism / Q000150:complications*; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000473:pathology*