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Abnormality of mylohyoid muscle

MedGen UID:
893030
•Concept ID:
C4073217
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:3000008

Definition

An abnormality of a mylohyoid muscle. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormality of mylohyoid muscle

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Abnormal digastric muscle with unilateral quadrification of the anterior belly.
Celik HH, Aldur MM, Ozdemir B, Akşit MD
Clin Anat 2002 Jan;15(1):32-4. doi: 10.1002/ca.1088. PMID: 11835541
Accessory salivary tissue in the mylohyoid boutonnière: a clinical and radiologic pseudolesion of the oral cavity.
White DK, Davidson HC, Harnsberger HR, Haller J, Kamya A
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2001 Feb;22(2):406-12. PMID: 11156791Free PMC Article
Bilateral anatomical anomaly of anterior bellies of digastric muscles.
Celik H, Yilmaz E, Atasever A, Durgun B, Taner D
Kaibogaku Zasshi 1992 Oct;67(5):650-1. PMID: 1462758
Anomalies of digastric muscles: CT and MR demonstration.
Larsson SG, Lufkin RB
J Comput Assist Tomogr 1987 May-Jun;11(3):422-5. doi: 10.1097/00004728-198705000-00010. PMID: 3571582
A bilateral, superficial location of human sublingual glands: report of a case.
Moss-Salentijn L, Hendricks-Klyvert M
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1987 Nov;45(11):983-6. doi: 10.1016/0278-2391(87)90456-3. PMID: 3478448

Diagnosis

Ultrasonography for Eating and Swallowing Assessment: A Narrative Review of Integrated Insights for Noninvasive Clinical Practice.
Maeda K, Nagasaka M, Nagano A, Nagami S, Hashimoto K, Kamiya M, Masuda Y, Ozaki K, Kawamura K
Nutrients 2023 Aug 12;15(16) doi: 10.3390/nu15163560. PMID: 37630750Free PMC Article
Unilateral hypoplasia with contralateral hypertrophy of anterior belly of digastric muscle: a case report.
Ochoa-Escudero M, Juliano AF
Surg Radiol Anat 2016 Oct;38(8):973-4. Epub 2016 Jan 28 doi: 10.1007/s00276-016-1630-0. PMID: 26820886
CT and MR findings of bilateral submandibular gland aplasia associated with hypertrophied symmetrical sublingual glands herniated through mylohyoid defects.
Haktanir A
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2012 Jan;41(1):79-83. doi: 10.1259/dmfr/23245765. PMID: 22184630Free PMC Article
Imaging the floor of the mouth and the sublingual space.
La'porte SJ, Juttla JK, Lingam RK
Radiographics 2011 Sep-Oct;31(5):1215-30. doi: 10.1148/rg.315105062. PMID: 21918039
Accessory salivary tissue in the mylohyoid boutonnière: a clinical and radiologic pseudolesion of the oral cavity.
White DK, Davidson HC, Harnsberger HR, Haller J, Kamya A
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2001 Feb;22(2):406-12. PMID: 11156791Free PMC Article

Therapy

Investigation of the presence and variation of the ascending mental artery: Conventional dissections and ultrasonographic study.
Tansatit T, Phumyoo T, Jitaree B, Sawatwong W, Sahraoui YME
J Cosmet Dermatol 2019 Dec;18(6):1821-1829. Epub 2019 Mar 28 doi: 10.1111/jocd.12928. PMID: 30924247
Unilateral hypoplasia with contralateral hypertrophy of anterior belly of digastric muscle: a case report.
Ochoa-Escudero M, Juliano AF
Surg Radiol Anat 2016 Oct;38(8):973-4. Epub 2016 Jan 28 doi: 10.1007/s00276-016-1630-0. PMID: 26820886
An unusual communication between the mylohyoid and lingual nerves in man: its significance in lingual nerve injury.
Potu BK, D'Silva SS, Thejodhar P, Jattanna NC
Indian J Dent Res 2010 Jan-Mar;21(1):141-2. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.62792. PMID: 20427927
Physical problems in obtaining records of the maxillofacial patient.
Curtis TA, Taylor RC, Rositano SA
J Prosthet Dent 1975 Nov;34(5):539-54. doi: 10.1016/0022-3913(75)90042-6. PMID: 1058957

Prognosis

Variations in the posterior division branches of the mandibular nerve in human cadavers.
Thotakura B, Rajendran SS, Gnanasundaram V, Subramaniam A
Singapore Med J 2013 Mar;54(3):149-51. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2013051. PMID: 23546028
Agnathia-synotia-microstomia (otocephaly): a case report in an African woman.
Mujuru HA, Marume A, Shumbairerwa S, Ndhlovu A
Cent Afr J Med 2010 Sep-Dec;56(9-12):66-9. PMID: 23457854
Median accessory digastric muscle: radiological and surgical correlation.
Guelfguat M, Nurbhai N, Solounias N
Clin Anat 2001;14(1):42-6. doi: 10.1002/1098-2353(200101)14:1<42::AID-CA1007>3.0.CO;2-O. PMID: 11135397

Clinical prediction guides

Variations in the posterior division branches of the mandibular nerve in human cadavers.
Thotakura B, Rajendran SS, Gnanasundaram V, Subramaniam A
Singapore Med J 2013 Mar;54(3):149-51. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2013051. PMID: 23546028
An unreported anatomical finding: unusual insertions of the stylohyoid and digastric muscles.
Ozgur Z, Govsa F, Celik S, Ozgur T
Surg Radiol Anat 2010 Jun;32(5):513-7. Epub 2009 Sep 11 doi: 10.1007/s00276-009-0553-4. PMID: 19763380
A bilateral and symmetrical variation of the anterior belly of the digastric muscle.
Aktekin M, Kurtoğlu Z, Oztürk AH
Acta Med Okayama 2003 Aug;57(4):205-7. doi: 10.18926/AMO/32804. PMID: 14627073
Abnormal anterior belly of the digastric muscle: a proposal for the classification of abnormalities.
Fujimura A, Onodera M, Feng XY, Osawa T, Nara E, Nagato S, Matsumoto Y, Sasaki N, Nozaka Y
Anat Sci Int 2003 Sep;78(3):185-8. doi: 10.1046/j.0022-7722.2003.00049.x. PMID: 14527134
Soft tissue anatomy of the tongue and floor of the mouth: an ultrasound demonstration.
Shawker TH, Sonies BC, Stone M
Brain Lang 1984 Mar;21(2):335-50. doi: 10.1016/0093-934x(84)90056-7. PMID: 6704705

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