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  • Title: The human temporo-mandibular joint: current anatomic and physiologic status.
    Author: Le Toux G, Duval JM, Darnault P.
    Journal: Surg Radiol Anat; 1989; 11(4):283-8. PubMed ID: 2617411.
    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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