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. 1989;11(4):283-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF02098697.

The human temporo-mandibular joint: current anatomic and physiologic status

G Le Toux  1 , J M Duval, P Darnault
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The human temporo-mandibular joint: current anatomic and physiologic status

G Le Toux et al. Surg Radiol Anat. 1989.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to take stock of current anatomic and physiologic knowledge of the human temporo-mandibular joint. Though the lateral pterygoid m. plays an essential role in joint movements, we believe that the small deep portion of the masseter and temporalis have a supplementary action in guiding the articular disc forward. The embryologists have demonstrated joint movements in the two-month embryo and at this stage there already exists a triple attachment of the temporalis, pterygoid and masseter to the disc.

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