Evaluation of the Presence of the Third Head on the Lateral Pterygoid Muscle in Adult Individuals

SUMMARY: The lateral pterygoid muscle (LPM) is one of the muscles involved in jaw movements, and is therefore of great importance in the physiology of the temporomandibular joint. This muscle has classically been considered to have two heads, superior and inferior, however previous studies have indi...

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Main Authors: Torres-Villar,Carlos, Deana,Naira Figueiredo, de-Sousa-Rodrigues,Célio Fernando, Alves,Nilton
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2021
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022021000501270
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