Relationships between Masticatory Muscle Cross-section and Skull Shape
- 1 September 1984
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 63 (9), 1154-1157
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345840630091201
Abstract
Cross-sectional areas of the masseter, temporalis and medial, and lateral pterygoid muscles were determined in 16 subjects by means of computer tomography. In each subject three scans were made, intersecting the thickest part of the muscles at right angles to the fiber direction. The masseter and medial pterygoid muscles are large in persons with brachycephalic skulls, short faces, and a small jaw angle. The cross-sectional areas of the temporalis and lateral pterygoid muscles showed no correlation with facial dimensions.Keywords
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