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Through Grinding my Teeth my Masseter Muscle Has Increased? Will It Decrease in Time?

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Im 18 years old and have trouble with grinding my teeth at night . I now have a mouth guard to wear through the night to prevent this. My question is will the muscle of my Masseter decrease in time, considering that the cause of it has now stopped ? Like other muscles in the body will it 'Shrink' as it is no longer being used as much ? Many Thanks, Ollie

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