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  2. Muscles of mastication - Wikipedia

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    Muscles of mastication. Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. The four classical muscles of mastication elevate the mandible (closing the jaw) and move it forward/backward and laterally, facilitating biting and chewing. Other muscles are responsible for opening the jaw, namely the geniohyoid, mylohyoid, and digastric muscles (the lateral ...

  3. Maxilla - Wikipedia

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    The maxilla is a paired bone - the two maxillae unite with each other at the intermaxillary suture. The maxilla consists of: [5] Inferior surface of maxilla. The body of the maxilla: pyramid-shaped; has an orbital, a nasal, an infratemporal, and a facial surface; contains the maxillary sinus. Four processes: the zygomatic process; the frontal ...

  4. Masticatory force - Wikipedia

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    The masticatory forces changes at eating time according to mouthful characteristic and size. This has various effects on the maxilla and mandible via the teeth. The periodontal system automatically controls the measure of mastication force. The jaw elevator muscles develop the main forces used in mastication.

  5. Nankali's Masticatory Force Systematization - Wikipedia

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    The systematization of the masticatory force distribution was designed by Nankali in the National Medical University at the orthopedic and implant stomatology department, which was verified (October 1999) by the Scientific Board of National Medical University (O.O. Bogomolets) and international patent organization (УДК; 616.314-76-77:616.314.11-74:678.029.46:612.311) in Kiev.

  6. Facial muscles - Wikipedia

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    The facial muscles are just under the skin (subcutaneous) muscles that control facial expression. They generally originate from the surface of the skull bone (rarely the fascia), and insert on the skin of the face. When they contract, the skin moves. These muscles also cause wrinkles at right angles to the muscles’ action line.

  7. Buccinator muscle - Wikipedia

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    TA2. 2086. FMA. 46834. Anatomical terms of muscle. [edit on Wikidata] The buccinator (/ ˈbʌksɪneɪtər / [2][3]) is a thin quadrilateral muscle occupying the interval between the maxilla and the mandible at the side of the face. It forms the anterior part of the cheek or the lateral wall of the oral cavity. [4]

  8. Temporomandibular joint - Wikipedia

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    These four muscles, all innervated by V 3, or the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve, work in different groups to move the mandible in different directions. Contraction of the lateral pterygoid acts to pull the disc and condyle forward within the glenoid fossa and down the articular eminence; thus, the action of this muscle serves to ...

  9. Buccal space - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The buccal space (also termed the buccinator space) is a fascial space of the head and neck (sometimes also termed fascial tissue spaces or tissue spaces). It is a potential space in the cheek, and is paired on each side. The buccal space is superficial to the buccinator muscle and deep to the platysma ...