Masseter:This is the main muscle for chewing that closes the mouth, and it exerts tremendous force when biting down. Internal (medial) pterygoid:This muscle lifts the lower jaw to close the mouth. External (lateral) pterygoid:This is the muscle that lets you open your mouth and move your l...
mouth guards, or Invisalign are very appealing and can help if TMJ pain is caused by teeth grinding or bruxism at night; however, while these help to alleviate the symptoms, they do not address the cause of the pain. If TMJ disorders stem from stress and anxiety, muscle relaxants, physical...
The instantaneous and unforeseen shifts of the location of the resilient fulcrums of classes 3 and 1 lever systems of the chewing force can’t be predicted. The aetiology of dental bruxism, the excessive wear of teeth, that consecutively causes alterations to the anatomic shape of the mandibular...
(a) Preoperative situation with severely limited mouth opening. (b) Preoperative situation with extensive fibrotic soft tissue and extraoral cutaneous fistula on the left mandible. (c) Extraorally placed skin paddle of the fibular graft for reconstruction of the skin at the former site of ...