Temporomandibular joint
Reading epilepsy
In effect seizure can occur, including oral area myoclonus, especially affecting masseter muscle, orbicularis oris muscle, oral ...
Eoarctos
The lateral scar for the attachment of the masseter muscle is prominent and runs the entire length of the jugal. Another unique ... possibly being related to the attachment of the masseter musculature between the ascending ramus and zygomatic arch. ...
Josephoartigasia
J. monesi has the deepest insertion point for the masseter muscle (which closes the mouth while biting down) of any rodent. It ...
Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid
The medial pterygoid, along with the masseter allows the jaw to move in a vertical direction as it contracts and relaxes. The ...
Machairodontinae
The masseter, and especially the temporalis, muscles insert on this jutting strip of bone, so reduction of this process meant ... The main inhibitors of a large gape for mammals are the temporalis and masseter muscles at the back of the jaw. These muscles ... and that in living carnivores the lip line is always anterior to the masseter muscle, which in Smilodon was located just behind ...
Entelodontidae
The masseter, which extends from the zygomatic arch to the lower rear corner of the mandible, is a major component of the ... Though the low jaw joint provided more room for the temporalis muscle, it also posed a problem for the masseter muscle. ... The pterygoideus muscle, which follows a similar path and function to the masseter, also benefited from the deep flange at the ... these mammals use their equivalent projections as a means of providing extra space for the attachment of the masseter muscle, ...
Jugal bone
The zygoma provides important functions as the origin of the masseter muscle and as a point of resistance for masticatory ...
Mental nerve
When the mental nerve is stimulated with electricity, muscles that close the jaw (particularly temporalis muscle and masseter ...
MYH16 gene
At least in primates, it is a specialized muscle protein found only in the temporalis and masseter muscles of the jaw. Myosin ...
Rodent
The Hystricomorpha, such as the guinea pig, have larger superficial masseter muscles and smaller deep masseter muscles than ... Among rodents, the masseter muscle plays a key role in chewing, making up 60% - 80% of the total muscle mass among masticatory ... In rodents, masseter muscles insert behind the eyes and contribute to eye boggling that occurs during gnawing where the quick ... The Sciuromorpha, such as the eastern grey squirrel, have a large deep masseter, making them efficient at biting with the ...
Complete denture occlusion
"Quantitative analysis of masseter and temporalis EMGs: a comparison of anterior guided versus balanced occlusal concepts in ...
Trachytherus
... the insertion surface of the lateral masseter was highly developed, but not as large than in Mesotherium. The first upper ...
Procoptodon
Their robust skull architecture and shortened faces have been thought to be related to increased masseter muscles used to chew ...
Zygomatic plate
... zygomatic plate serves to resist muscular tension resulting from the contraction of the incisors by the anterior deep masseter ...
Cynosaurus
The rapid evolution of the masseter insertion area is able to show early diversification of early Cynodonts (Botha et al., 2007 ... Dvinia the location of masseteric fossa high on the coronoid process is seen as an initial stage of differentiation of masseter ...
Diprotodon
Deep cervical fascia
It also contains the submandibular and parotid salivary gland as well as the muscles of mastication (the masseter, pterygoid, ...
Facial expression
The temporalis, masseter, and internal and external pterygoid muscles, which are mainly used for chewing, have a minor effect ...
Masseteric artery
The masseteric artery is small and passes laterally through the mandibular notch to the deep surface of the masseter muscle, ...
Acrophyseter
The area between the condyloid process, which connects the jaw with the skull, and the teeth was probably where the masseter ...
Interatherium
The Masseter muscle was anchored to a large bony flange placed in the lower part of the jaw, known as the descending process. ...
Nankali's Masticatory Force Systematization
The muscles of mastication or masticatory muscles are: a) masseter, b) temporalis, c) medial pterygoid, d) superior belly of ... The following average surfaces were found: temporalis - 8 cm2, masseter - 7.5 cm2, and medial pterygoid - 4 cm2 which makes a ...
Gustatory technology
The device uses electrodes place on the masseter muscle (a jaw muscle used for chewing) and simulates the texture by changing ...
Micromys
The masseter muscle, as well as the lateral muscle of the jaw, are moved forward on the maxillary, providing very efficient, ...
Galesaurus
The development of the angulation of the zygomatic arch in the adult Galesaurus indicates that the superficial masseter muscle ... which indicates that older individuals of Galesaurus had larger and more developed masseter muscles than in Thrinaxodon. ... it is hypothesized that Galesaurus had highly developed masseters. The external occipital crest of Galesaurus increased during ...
Occlusion (dentistry)
The temporalis, masseter, medial and lateral pterygoids are the muscles of mastication and these contribute to the elevation, ...
Choa Saidanshah
The skull is specific in many ways; first, the infraorbital foramen is greatly enlarged so portions of the masseter extend ...
Medulla oblongata
... and the masseter reflex can be termed bulbar reflexes. A blood vessel blockage (such as in a stroke) will injure the pyramidal ...
Botulinum toxin
When injecting the masseter muscle of the jaw, loss of muscle function can result in a loss or reduction of power to chew solid ...