"Facial Muscles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Muscles of facial expression or mimetic muscles that include the numerous muscles supplied by the facial nerve that are attached to and move the skin of the face. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005152
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.400 A14.363
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| Concept/Terms |
Facial Muscles- Facial Muscles
- Facial Muscle
- Muscle, Facial
- Muscles, Facial
Mimetic Muscles- Mimetic Muscles
- Mimetic Muscle
- Muscle, Mimetic
- Muscles, Mimetic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Facial Muscles" by people in Profiles.
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Ventilatory Drive Withdrawal Rather Than Reduced Genioglossus Compensation as a Mechanism of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in REM Sleep. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 01 15; 205(2):219-232.
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An Intraoperative Salvage After Transection of the Greater Palatine Artery During Cleft Palate Repair: A Case for Buccal Fat and Buccal Myomucosal Flaps. J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Mar/Apr; 31(2):e133-e135.
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Onabotulinum toxin-A injections for sleep bruxism: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Neurology. 2018 02 13; 90(7):e559-e564.
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Distinguishing features of psychogenic (functional) versus organic hemifacial spasm. J Neurol. 2017 Feb; 264(2):359-363.
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Alleviating Maneuvers for Benign Essential Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 11 01; 134(11):1253-1254.
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Testing the disgust conditioning theory of food-avoidance in adolescents with recent onset anorexia nervosa. Behav Res Ther. 2015 Aug; 71:131-8.
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Injection of adjuvant but not acidic saline into craniofacial muscle evokes nociceptive behaviors and neuropeptide expression. Neuroscience. 2007 Nov 09; 149(3):650-9.
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The other Babinski sign in hemifacial spasm. Neurology. 2007 Jul 24; 69(4):402-4.
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Effect of botulinum toxin type a on tear production after treatment of lateral canthal rhytids. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Jan-Feb; 23(1):22-4.
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Botulinum toxin treatment of facial myoclonus in suspected Rasmussen encephalitis. Mov Disord. 2006 Sep; 21(9):1500-2.