Development of medial pterygoid muscle fibers in rabbits fed with a liquid diet

Masticatory muscles (especially the masseter) affect both masticatory function and the maxillofacial morphology (Rowlerson et al., 2005). Therefore, soft food preferences may decrease the load on masticatory muscles, thereby altering the maxillofacial morphology. The characteristics of masticatory jaw movement and the directions of the fibers vary across the three types of jaw closing muscles, namely, masseter, temporal and medial pterygoid muscles (Weijs, Brugman,& Klok, 1987; Weijs, Brugman,& Grimbergen, 1989; Schwartz, Enomoto, Valiquette,& Lund, 1989; Langenbach, Brugman,& Weijs, 1992).

Source: Archives of Oral Biology - April 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Kozue Kuroki, Takumi Morita, Hiroki Takasu, Keisuke Saito, Takuya Fujiwara, Katsunari Hiraba, Shigemi Goto Source Type: research