Stomatognathic System And Its Primary Function Flashcards
Functional unit characterized by several structures: skeletal components, dental arches, soft tissues and the TMJ and masticatory muscles. These structures act in harmony to perform different tasks such as to speak, eat and swallow food
Stomatognathic system
Mechanical breakdown of food placed in the mouth
Mastication
Enzymes involved in mastication
Salivary amylase
Lingual lipase
Mastications is involved in what movement
Lateral and vertical movement
Masticatory apparatus
Teeth, TMJ, elevator and depressor muscles, tongue, lips palate and salivary glands
Main organ of mastication
Teeth
The anterior teeth provides what action when eating
Grasping, incising, tearing
The posterior teeth provides what action when eating
Cutting and grinding
Chewing cycle
Opening phase
Chewing phase
Occlusal or intercuspal phase
A cycle in which the mandible is depressed, the mouth opens, and the max and man teeth separates, once food is in the mouth tongue does the pull back process and position food on the working site
Opening cycle
In the opening cycle phase, what does the tongue do?
The tongue does the pull back process and position food in the working site
Last process of opening phase
Pull back process
Definition of working site
Where the food is currently being chewed
Definition of non working site
When there is no food that is being chewed
The phase in which the mandible is raised towards the maxilla and tooth-food-tooth contact occurs
Closing phase
The muscles involved in closing phase
Medial pterygoid, masseter, temporalis
The phase in which no further vertical movement occurs but horizontal, bucco-lingual and antero-posterior movements occur, then theres power stroke (food is compressed), the teeth are either in contact or eparated by a layer of food
Occlusal or intercuspal phase
muscles that are involved in occlusal or intercuspal phase
(Balancing side) medial pterygoid and post head of temporalis
MUSCLES OF MASTCATION
T - temporalis
I - internal or lateral pterygoid
M - masseter
E - medial or external pterygoid
Muscle of mastication: elevation of jaw
Masseter, temporalis, medial pterygoid muscles
Muscles of mastication: jaw opening/ depression
Lateral pterygoid, digastric, geniohyoid, mylohyoid muscle
2 parts of lateral pterygoid M
Superior: active in elevation and medial movement from lateral postion
Inferior: active during depression and protrusion
OINA of temporalis
O - temporal fossa, temporal fascia
I - coronoid process and ramus of mandible
N - ant and post deep temporal nerves (V3)
A - elevated and retracts mandible
Artery - ant and post temporal artery: middle temporal A
OINA or medial pterygoid: DEEP
O - medial surface of lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone
I - lateral surface of ramus and angle of mandible
N - nerve to media pterygoid muscles
A - laterally moves and protracts muscles
Artery - pterygoid branch of maxillary A
OINA of medial pterygoid: SUPERFICIAL
O - maxillary tuberosity, pyramidal process of palatine bone
I - medial surface of ramus and angle of mandible
N - nerve to medial pterygoid muscle
A - laterally moves and protracts muscle
Artery - pterygoid branch of maxillary A
OINA of masseter: DEEP
O - inferior aspect of zygomatic arch
I - lateral aspect of coronoid
N - masseteric N
A - elevates. Mandible,: assists in protraction of mandible
Artery - masseteric A; transverse facial A, facial A
OINA of masseter: SUPERFICIAL
O - inferior aspect of zygomatic arch
I - lateral aspect of ramus of mandible
N - masseteric nerve
A - elevates mandible; assists in protraction of mandible
Artery - masseteric A; transverse facial A, facial A
OINA of lateral pterygoid: SUPERIOR HEAD
O - infra-temporal surface and infra-temporal crest of greater wing of sphenoid bone
I - neck of mandible
N - nerve to lateral pterygoid muscles
A - laterally moves and protracts mandible
Artery - pterygoid branch of maxillary A, ascending palatine artery
OINA of lateral pterygoid: INFERIOR HEAD
O - lateral aspect of lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone
I - neck of mandible
N - nerve to lateral pterygoid muscle
A - laterally moves and protracts mandible
Artery - pterygoid branches of maxillary artery, ascending palatine A
Other muscles that are active during masitcation
Extrinsic and intrinsic muscle of the tongue
Orbicularis oris
Buccinator
Infra hyoid muscles
Chewing cycle
Centric occlusion - incising occlusion
Opening phase - mouth is opening
Crushing phase - closing phase
Grinding phase - occlusal or intercuspal phase happens