SUMMARY: Facial muscles are known to have a variable anatomy. Such anatomical variations can affect facial expressions. A natural smile is produced by contracting several muscles of facial expression, including the muscles invested in the superficial musculoaponeurotic system. Change in the width of the ...
Objetivo: apresentar um relato de experiência sobre o "Cantinho da Beleza" enquanto ação de promoção da saúde da mulher. Métodos: esta ação foi realizada em outubro de 2017, durante a Campanha Outubro Rosa, em uma Unidade de Saúde da Família de um município do interior paulista. Realizaram a ...
RESUMO Objetivo Este estudo visou validar o Protocolo de Avaliação Miofuncional Orofacial MBGR para adultos com DTM. Método Participaram 30 adultos, sendo 15 com DTM (deslocamento de disco com redução segundo o Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders) e 15 Controles. O process...
Abstract Introduction Surface electromyographic activity may not be symmetric, even in subjects with no facial paralysis history. Objective To evaluate the contribution of the index of electromyographic (IEMG) activity in the identification of the two extremes of the facial paralysis course. Methods T...
Introdução: A hiperatividade da musculatura glabelar e
as consequentes rugas são queixas frequentes na cirurgia
plástica. O tratamento consiste em impedimento dos músculos
relacionados. Propomos uma abordagem fechada para o
tratamento da musculatura glabelar. Métodos: 78 pacientes
foram operados en...
ABSTRACT This case report aims to evaluate the treatment of Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) of muscular origin by associating facial massage (FM), dry needling (DN), and low-level laser therapy (LLLT). The pre- and post-treatment evaluations consisted of clinical examinations based on the Research Diag...
ABSTRACT A 37-year-old female presented with severe apraxia of lid opening (ALO) affecting the right upper lid associated with Becker congenital myotonia (MC). The patient had a history of right upper lid ptosis for 25 years that was exacerbated over the previous month with severe incapacity to open her ...
ABSTRACT. Introduction: the development and growth of craniofacial structures allow some dental alterations to be compensated with maxillary reactions. The purpose of this study was to correlate transversal maxillo-mandibular discrepancy with the bucco-lingual inclinations of first permanent maxillary ...