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Structure of buccinator muscle

Known as: Musculus buccinator, M. buccinator, Buccinator 
A thin, broad, quadrilateral muscle that lies within the interval between the jaw (maxilla and mandible) on the side of the face.
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Facial Muscles
Muscle body of buccinatorMusculoskeletal System

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2014
Review
2014
Endoscopic skull base reconstruction: a review and clinical case series of 152 vascularized flaps used for surgical skull base defects in the setting of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak.
Endoscopic skull base surgery continues to rapidly evolve, requiring comparable advances in reconstructive techniques. While… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Cheek mucosa: A versatile donor site of myomucosal flaps. Technical and functional considerations
Reconstruction of moderate‐sized mucosal defects of the oral cavity/oropharynx represents a surgical challenge. The most widely… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Zinc Toxicosis in a Free-flying Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
A trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) was observed near a mill pond in Picher, Oklahoma, USA. It became weakened and emaciated… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
New buccinator myomucosal island flap: anatomic study and clinical application.
The authors studied the vascular anatomy of the buccinator muscle by dissecting fresh cadavers. The anatomy of the buccal… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The Buccinator Myomucosal Island Pedicle Flap: Anatomic Study and Case Report
The buccinator myomucosal island pedicle flap is a useful means of introducing relatively large amounts of vascularized mucosa… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
A psychometric study of surface electrode placements for facial electromyographic recording: I. The brow and cheek muscle regions.
Despite the burgeoning literature using facial electromyography (EMG) to study cognitive and emotional processes, the… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The buccinator musculomucosal flap: anatomic study and clinical application.
Since 1984, we have used the buccinator muscle mucosal flap for the treatment of mucosal defects after tumor resection… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Changes in electromyogram power spectra of facial and jaw-elevator muscles during fatigue.
Endurance and changes in electromyogram (EMG) power spectra were investigated during a fatiguing static contraction at 50% of the… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Cross-face nerve transplant.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Electromyographic Analysis of the Buccinator Muscle
Electromyography is a valuable means of analyzing the muscular components of the oral apparatus. Numerous electromyographic… 
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