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PloskoPlus

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Re: Masseter muscles shrinking due to braces
« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2016, 02:51:16 PM »
Big muscles often indicate bruxing. Nothing healthy about that.

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Re: Masseter muscles shrinking due to braces
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2016, 02:53:07 PM »
Big muscles often indicate bruxing. Nothing healthy about that.

I definitely don't brux during the day, I wear my retainers every night and have seen no signs of it either. It would show up as damage.

I understand I should be cautious though.

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Re: Masseter muscles shrinking due to braces
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2016, 03:03:50 PM »
it depends... for the ones with bruxism for sure it's better

I think it's much more complicated and actual medicine is too poor to know the issue better

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