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Internal Pterygoid Muscle

A quadrilateral muscle extending from the lateral pterygoid plate to the medial surface of the mandible that closes the jaw and aids in mastication.
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2019
2019
Anatomy, Head and Neck, Medial Pterygoid Muscle
The medial pterygoid muscle, a major elevator of the jaw is a square-shaped masticatory muscle, located on the medial aspect of… 
2016
2016
INNOVATIVE RAMP AND CLASP TECHNIQUE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HEMIMANDIBULECTOMY PATIENT : A CASE REPORT
Prosthetic management of surgical defects has always been a big challenge for a prosthodontist. Hemimandibulectomy patient… 
2008
2008
하악전돌증환자에서 악교정수술후 저작근의 부피 및 교합력의 변화
Purpose: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the volume of pre- and post operative masseter muscle and bite force in… 
1998
1998
Surgical Margin and Reconstruction after Surgery for Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Originating from the Lateral Wall.
Extended surgery for advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma (stage III, stage IV UICC 1987) originating from the lateral wall was… 
1969
1969
[Luxations and subluxation, habitual and recurrent of the temporomandibular joint. Their treatment by resection of the internal pterygoid muscle].