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Structure of lateral pterygoid muscle

Known as: Musculus pterygoides lateralis, Musculus pterygoideus lateralis, Lateral pterygoid 
National Institutes of Health

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Left lateral pterygoidRight lateral pterygoid
Lower head of lateral pterygoidUpper head of lateral pterygoid

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Masticatory muscles

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2019
2019
Entrapment of Posterior Divisions of the Mandibular Nerve by the Lateral Pterygoid Muscle
การกดทบแขนงหลงของเสนประสาท mandibular โดยกลามเนอ lateral pterygoid พรทพย บญเรองศร 1 , โกวท ไชยศวามงคล 1 , สทธชย เอยมสะอาด 1… 
Review
2018
Review
2018
morphological variations of the lateral pterygoid muscle : A ystematic review
Background: The lateral pterygoid muscle (LPM) has been described in many anatomical and functional studies. The morphology of… 
Review
2017
Review
2017
Unusual Supero-Lateral Dislocation of Intact Bilateral Mandibular Condyles Associated with Right Parasymphysis Mandibular Fracture:A Case Report and Review of Literature
The dislocation of the mandibular condyle / condyles occurs most commonly in an anterior direction due to trauma. This is a known… 
2017
2017
Variations and Bony Landmarks of the Maxillary Artery: a Cadaveric Study
BACKGROUND: The maxillary artery (MA) is known to vary in the branching pattern, relation with the lateral pterygoid muscle (LPM… 
2016
2016
Lateral pterygoid muscle attachment type is related to the pathogenesis of anterior disc displacement, Disc degeneration and articular surface degeneration- A Magnetic Resonance Imaging assessment
im: The aim of this study was to investigate if correlation exists between Lateral pterygoid muscle (LPM) attachment type and… 
2009
2009
AVALIAÇÃO DO MÚSCULO PTERIGÓIDEO LATERAL POR MEIO DE RESSONÂNCIA MAGNÉTICA
The Lateral Pterygoid Muscle (LPM) plays an important role in Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), due to the close relation of… 
2006
2006
Vascular anatomy of the lateral pterygoid muscle.
1992
1992
Prevalence Patterns of Muscle Palpation Pains in Craniomandibular Disorders.
Palpation pains of head and neck muscles are important signs of craniomandibulardisorders (CMD). The purpose of this study was to… 
1988
1988
[An anatomical study of the human lateral pterygoid muscle. The correlation of myofibrous organization and articular disk].
  • H. Sekii
  • Shigaku = Odontology; journal of Nihon Dental…
  • 1988
  • Corpus ID: 37484381
1986
1986
[Anatomical and physiological studies on the human lateral pterygoid muscle].