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Will masseter muscle exercises help? (Photo)

jcal6Apr 4, 2014
Hello everyone, I have a question about the symmetry of my masseter muscles. I used to chew an absurd amount of gum and I mainly chew on my right side. So that led to my right masseter muscle becoming much larger than the left. So that makes me ask the question. Is there a way I could exercise the both masseter muscles so they can back to being symmetrical? Here is a picture of me flexing my jaw muscles. Thanks.

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Dr. Stephen Weber MD, FACS
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Answered on Apr 8, 2014
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Dr. Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
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Answered on Apr 7, 2014
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Dr. Stuart H. Bentkover, MD (retired)
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Answered on Apr 11, 2014
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