Contents
Anatomy pictures
Referred pain pattern
Symptoms
- Clicking of TM joint
- Disharmony in contact between teeth (malocclusion)
- Maxillary sinus pain
- Sinusitis, excessive secretion
- Tinnitus
- Bruxism
- Clenching teeth, nail biting, gum chewing (excessive)
- Lateral deviation when opening or closing the mouth
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Anatomy
Position
- Deep
Origin
- Lateral surface of great wing of sphenoid (superior head)
- Infratemporal crest (superior head)
- Lateral surface of lateral pterygoid plate (inferior head)
Insertion
- The capsule of the temperomandibular joint (superior head)
- Articular disc of the temperomandibular joint (superior head)
- Collum mandibulae
Main function
- TM joint
- Protraction mandibula
Secondary function
- TM joint
- Contralateral deviation mandibula
Nerve innervation
- Trigeminal nerve / CN V, mandibular division
Arterial supply
- Maxillary artery