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case_images: A - left profile, B - front profile, C - right profile. The masseter on the left side was broader than on the right side.
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case_images: Due to unilateral facial swelling, the patient complained of an unattractive appearance ( Figure 1).
case_images: A - palpation of left masseter muscle, B - palpation of right masseter muscle. The masseter on the left side was broader than on the right side.
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case_images: A soft to firm unilateral tissue mass was discovered during a clinical examination over the left body, close to the mandibular angle, which became prominent when the patient clenched their jaws ( Figure 2). Bone spur growth and the prominence of the mandibular angle were felt ( Figure 2).
case_images: Orthopantomogram: the antagonial notch on left side was slightly more pronounced.
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case_images: An orthopantomogram (OPG) was performed to look for any pathology ( Figure 3).