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External Pterygoid Muscle

A two headed (inferior and superior) muscle attached to the mandible that opens the jaw and brings it forward.
National Institutes of Health

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Head and neck structureMusculoskeletal System

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2010
2010
Clinical analysis of condylar neck fracture by external pterygoid muscle-condyle anatomic reduction and rigid internal fixation in 60 cases
Objective To investigate the surgical indications,procedures and treatment outcomes of the condylar neck fracture by external… 
2005
2005
[Treatment of condylar fracture by external pterygoid muscle-condyle anatomical reduction and internal rigid fixation with mini titanium plates].
PURPOSE To investigate the surgical indications, procedures and treatment outcomes of condylar fracture by external pterygoid… 
1994
1994
A case of chondrosarcoma on the mandibular condyle
A chondrosarcoma on the mandibular condyle is described. The patient was a 58-year-old woman with left preauricular swelling… 
1993
1993
[Analysis of the image of external pterygoid muscle during close and wide open of the jaw by condylo-pterygo-maxillo-oblique projection in magnetic resonance].
  • L. Hong
  • Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua…
  • 1993
  • Corpus ID: 32292204
External pterygoid muscle is an important muscle. It is easy to be hurt by acute and chronic trauma which may become one of the… 
1991
1991
[A histological study of the meniscal insertion of the external pterygoid muscle].
The paper reports a study of the relationship between the upper head of the pterygoid muscle and the temporomandibular joint disc… 
1991
1991
[Extra-articular rearrangement of temporomandibular joint internal derangement and associated neuromuscular disorders].
  • M. Hong
  • Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua…
  • 1991
  • Corpus ID: 8157022
This report introduces a new method for treatment of TMJ internal derangements and associated neuromuscular disorders. This… 
1991
1991
[The contrivable purpose and anatomical foundation of condylo-pterygo-maxillo-oblique tomography].
  • L. Hong
  • Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua…
  • 1991
  • Corpus ID: 9533114
It is obvious that the Schüller's position of X-ray film is not enough to examine the TMJ, because it is limited in anterior and… 
1972
1972
A variety of number of heads of external pterygoid muscle
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1963
Highly Cited
1963
The early development of the human temporomandibular joint
1963
1963
The corneomandibular reflex.
The corneomandibular reflex, or von Solder phenomenon, is an automatic, involuntary movement of the mandible elicited by touching… 
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