Primary study · included by 1 review

Ultrasonographic features of the masseter muscle in female patients with temporomandibular disorder associated with myofascial pain.

Ariji 2004 · Ariji Yoshiko, Sakuma Shigemitsu, Izumi Masahiro, et al. · Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics · 2004

Included by

Morphological and mechanical properties of masticatory muscles in patients with temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2026 · cited as Ariji 2004 · Fig. 2b; Table 2

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Masseter muscle thickness TMDs (exposure group) vs Healthy controls	MD -0.01 [-0.98, 0.96]	6 studies	GRADE not reported
Masseter muscle thickness TMDs (exposure group) vs Healthy controls	MD -0.37 [-1.55, 0.82]	7 studies	GRADE not reported
Masseter muscle thickness TMDs (exposure group) vs Healthy controls	MD -0.12 [-1.13, 0.88]	8 studies · 476 participants	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.