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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.
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Head and neck structureMusculoskeletal System

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2017
2017
A new T staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma based on intensity-modulated radiation therapy: results from a prospective multicentric clinical study.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Mechanical advantage of area of origin for the external pterygoid muscle in two murid rodents, Apodemus speciosus and Clethrionomys rufocanus
  • K. Satoh
  • Journal of morphology
  • 1999
  • Corpus ID: 22149573
The actions of masticatory muscles in relation to transverse grinding, associated with forward masticatory movement of the… 
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… 
1976
1976
Orthopedic effect of the extraoral chin cup appliance on the mandible.
1972
1972
[A variety of number of heads of external pterygoid muscle].
1964
1964
Prenatal development of the mandibular joint in mice
  • J. Frommer
  • The Anatomical record
  • 1964
  • Corpus ID: 44599014
The prenatal development of the mandibular joint in mice was studied in fetuses at 15 to 20 days insemination age. The ramus of… 
Highly Cited
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… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Temporomandibular joint pain: A new diagnostic approach
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