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Masticatory muscles

Known as: muscles mastication, Set of masticatory muscles, Muscle of Mastication 
Muscles arising in the zygomatic arch that close the jaw. Their nerve supply is masseteric from the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve… 
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

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19 relations
Blood supply aspectsHead and neck structureLeft lateral pterygoidLeft masseter

Broader (3)

Facial MusclesMuscleSkeletal muscle structure of head

Narrower (3)

Masseter muscle structureStructure of lateral pterygoid muscleStructure of medial pterygoid muscle

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Short-term reproducibility of pressure pain thresholds in masticatory muscles measured with a new algometer.
The purpose of this project was to test the within-day and between-days reproducibility of a new and inexpensive algometer… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
A short-term evaluation of the effectiveness of stabilization-type occlusal splint therapy for specific symptoms of temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The Effects of Succinylcholine on Mouth Opening
Mouth opening and the resistance to opening developed by the muscles of mastication were measured in 63 children anesthetized… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Focal dystonia of the jaw and the differential diagnosis of unilateral jaw and masticatory spasm.
The clinical features, differential diagnosis and treatment of unilateral spasms of the jaw and masticatory muscles are discussed… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Regression analysis of electromyographic activity of masticatory muscles versus bite force.
Electromyographic (EMG) activity of the superficial masseter and the anterior temporal muscles versus the bite force was studied… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Relation Between Integrated Electromyographic Activity and Biting Force During Voluntary Isometric Contraction in Human Masticatory Muscles
The relation between integrated electromyographic activity and computed biting force during voluntary isometric contraction was… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Cell body locations and axonal pathways of neurons innervating muscles of mastication in the rat.
In the rat the size distributions of cell bodies in the trigeminal motor nucleus and of myelinated fibers in the portio minor… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Mandibular dimensional change.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Postural activity in subjects with functional disorders of the chewing apparatus.
— In 39 patients with functional disorders of the temporomandibular joint and the muscles of mastication and in 45 dental… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Electromyography of the jaw-closing muscles in the open-close-clench cycle in man.
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