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Muscles of Facial Expression and Mastication
Muscles of Facial Expression and Mastication
Muscles of Facial Expression and Mastication
mastication
Moderated by :- Dr. Shivam Agarwal
Presented by -Dr. Mohd Akmal
MDS 1st year ( Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
CONTENTS
→ INTRODUCTION
→ CLASSIFICATION
→ REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION
Muscles of facial expression are also known as Mimetic muscles.
→ Development – from the mesenchyme of the second branchial arch , with its nerve supply – facial
nerve.
1.Topographically
2. Functionally
TOPOGRAPHICALLY
2. Circumorbital and palpebral
1.Epicranial muscle group
muscle group
4. Buccolabial muscle group
Occipitofrontalis
Orbicularis oculi
Orbicularis oris
Temporoparietalis Buccinator
Levator labi superioris
Corrugator supercilli
LLS alaeque nasi
Levator anguli oris
Zygomaticus major
Levator palpebrae superioris
Zygomaticus minor
Depressor labii inferioris
3. Nasal muscle group Depressor anguli oris
Risorius
Procerus Mentalis
Platysma
Nasalis
Depressor septi
FUNCTIONALLY
→ Frontalis :- Ask the patient to look upwards without moving his head and look for the normal horizontal wrinkles on
the forehead.
PRIMARY MUSCLES
Masseter
Temporalis
Lateral Pterygoid
Medial Pterygoid
ACCESSORY MUSCLES
Digastric
Stylohyoid
Mylohyoid
Geniohyoid
FUNCTIONALLY CLASSIFIED AS
JAW ELEVATORS
Masseter
Temporalis
Medial pterygoid
JAW DEPRESSORS
Anterior digastric
Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
MASSETER MUSCLE
MEDIAL PTERYGOID
PTERYGOMASSETERIC SLING
LATERAL PTERYGOID
TEMPORALIS
MYLOHYOID MUSCLE
DIGASTRIC MUSCLE
GENIOHYOID MUSCLE
MOVEMENTS
MOVEMENTS MUSCLES