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It has been reported that ultrasonography (US) can detect the severity of congenital muscular torticollis (CMT), and severe fibrosis of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle noted on US is irreversible and likely to require surgery.

It can also provide easier approach to SCM muscle [8].

And SCM muscle flap provides an adequate volume to fill the hollow space [11, 12].

The SCM muscle flap is easy to rotate without an additional incision into the parotid bed.

Effectiveness of SCM muscle flap in preventing Frey's syndrome is controversial [13].

SCM muscle before rotation was shown below the parotid gland (a).

The aim of this study was to evaluate the maximal bite force (MBF), electromyographic (EMG) activity and thickness of the masseter, anterior part of the temporalis and sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscles in a group of young adults with and without temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).

There seems to be a tendency towards intrauterine and prenatal cause, but the possibility of a perinatal trauma to the SCM muscles cannot be excluded.

To verify the neuromuscolar equilibrium induced by dental contact, the standardized sEMG activities of right and left anterior temporal, masseter and sternocleidomastoidal (SCM) muscles were recorded during maximum voluntary clench.

Originally recorded over the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscles, the earliest response was termed a vestibular evoked myogenic potential (or VEMP) (Colebatch et al., 1994).

The tap VEMPs are proposed to generate a more complex stimulation paradigm described as containing two different mechanisms, one resulting in an ipsilateral inhibitory activity on the SCM and the second acting bilaterally producing a response with a polarity which is opposite for the two SCM muscles [ 19].