The lateral pterygoid area, bilaterally, had the lowest pain threshold, followed by the masseter and temporal muscles. Conclusion: this study suggests that the lateral pterygoid muscle, bilaterally, ...

The jaw jerk was discovered by accident. It was a late sequel of Whytt's (1714–1766) seminal description of the stretch reflex in 1763.1 Whytt had stimulated exposed muscle and recognised both the ...

Botox for TMJ disorder offers surprising relief from jaw pain, teeth grinding, headaches. Learn costs, benefits, risks of this life-changing treatment.

Medically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDS Botox is an injection (shot) that relaxes your muscles by blocking nerve signals. It's a cosmetic treatment that's usually used to smooth lines and wrinkles. It ...

基于肌肉分割技术的侧翼肌肉毒毒素精准注射新方法在颞下颌关节可复性盘前移位治疗中的随机对照研究 《BMC Oral Health》：A novel fully guided technique for botulinum toxin injection in lateral pterygoid muscle using muscle segmentation for TMJ disc ...

本研究针对下颌支矢状劈开截骨术(ssro)术后疼痛管理难题，开发了超声引导下翼外肌注射(lpmi)新技术。通过3例双侧ssro手术患者的临床应用，证实该技术使用0.25%左旋布比卡因可实现优异术后镇痛效果(nrs≤2)，显著减少阿片类药物需求且无并发症。这项创新为颌面外科提供了简化的超声引导区域麻醉 ...

If you’re consistent—wearing it nightly for at least 6–8 hours—you will give your masseter, temporalis, and pterygoid muscles the opportunity to adopt healthier resting postures. While results vary ...

From the pterygoid sinus of G. melas, Stenurus globicephalae was identified, based on its 99.1–99.4% cox1 sequence identity to this species (OQ200456), and in P. phocoena, a Pharurus species ...