"Masticatory Muscles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Muscles arising in the zygomatic arch that close the jaw. Their nerve supply is masseteric from the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Descriptor ID |
D008410
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MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.600 A14.530
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Concept/Terms |
Masticatory Muscles- Masticatory Muscles
- Masticatory Muscle
- Muscle, Masticatory
- Muscles, Masticatory
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2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Masticatory Muscles" by people in Profiles.
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Orthopedic-orthodontic treatment of the patient with Turner's syndrome: Review of the literature and case report. Spec Care Dentist. 2018 Jul; 38(4):239-248.
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Treatment of hyperdivergent growth pattern and anterior open bite with posterior metallic bite planes. Minerva Stomatol. 2017 Dec; 66(6):267-274.
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Surface electromyography before and after orthognathic surgery and condylectomy in active laterognathia: a case report. Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2017 Jun; 18(2):131-138.
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Surface electromyography and magnetic resonance imaging of the masticatory muscles in patients with arthrogenous temporomandibular disorders. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2014 Aug; 118(2):248-56.