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ORAL DISEASES
Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 404-408Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/odi.12140
Keywords
heterotopic calcification; electron microscopy; masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis
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- Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan [24593005]
- Saitama Medical University Internal Grant [10-01]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24593005] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Objective Masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia is a new disease entity associated with limited mouth opening. In this study, we analyzed the microstructural characteristics of muscles and tendons in masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia by electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis to determine the elemental composition. Methods Histological analysis was performed to detect the calcification. Transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy were conducted to clarify the microstructural characteristics of muscles and tendons. Energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis was performed to identify the distribution of elements. Results Mineralized nodules were observed in tendon tissues of masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia as compared with facial deformity. Electron microscopy revealed that the muscle and tendon tissues in masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia showed degenerative changes and distinctive histological findings as compared with tissues in facial deformity. We found that Ca, P, and Si were detected only in masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia. Conclusion We demonstrated that masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia exhibits heterotopic calcification in tendon tissues.
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