Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Nov 2014)

The effects of denervation and formoterol administration on facial growth

  • Fitzpatrick Brendan,
  • Woods Michael,
  • Lynch Gordon,
  • Manton David

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2014-0013
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 2
pp. 161 – 168

Abstract

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Objective: To identify and demonstrate possible alterations of skeletal structures which might follow either unilateral surgical denervation of the masseter muscle, unilateral intramuscular injection of formoterol directly into the masseter muscle, or intramuscular formoterol injection after surgical denervation.