Bruxism affects the masseter muscle differently by gender, suggesting the importance of a gender-specific approach in assessing bruxism's impact on this muscle. The study was published in the American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're suffering from frequent head pain, the common (but under-the-radar trigger) may actually be tense jaw muscles. When the ...

Human anatomy still has a few surprises in store for us: researchers have discovered a previously overlooked section of our jaw muscles and described this layer in detail for the first time. Human ...

For years, Bailey Turner dealt with pain stemming from temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ). “I hold a lot of tension in my masseter muscles," Turner, 27, tells PEOPLE. The temporomandibular joint — ...

I can pinpoint the exact moment I knew I had to do something about my jaw pain. It was my birthday, and a friend cracked a joke so good that half the drinks on the table toppled as everyone doubled ...

Masseter Botox is a nonsurgical procedure that involves an injection to the edge of your jaw, or masseter. This large, rectangle-shaped muscle is responsible for chewing (mastication), biting, and ...