Bruxism--before and after images--on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Jun;39(6):564-6. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000421.

Abstract

Physical activity before F-FDG PET/CT can cause increased muscle glucose metabolism. We report markedly increased glucose metabolism in the masseter and temporalis muscles of a 53-year-old man who was clenching his teeth before the scan, and then resolution of this increased metabolism on a second scan 12 weeks later. SUVmax in the right masseter muscle was 26.9; 12 weeks later, the SUVmax was 1.6. This level of FDG uptake in bruxism has not yet been reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bruxism / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18