Week 2 - Wet Room Flashcards
How many permanent Incisor, canine, premolar and molar teeth are there?
Incisor = 8 Canine = 4 Premolar = 8 Molar = 12
How many deciduous incisor, canine and molar teeth are there?
Incisor = 8 Canine = 4 molar = 8
What type of joint is the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)?
Hinge synovial joint
Which 2 articular processes form the TMJ?
Mandibular fossa of the temporal bone
Condylar process of the mandible
What movements of the mandible occur at the TMJ?
Elevation (close mouth) Depression (open mouth) Protrusion Retrusion (reduced chin) Side to side movements
Explain what the muscles of mastication are?
don’t name them
The muscles of mastication refer to a group of four muscles which act on the TMJ during mastication
Name the muscles of mastication
Superficial muscles:
- Temporalis
- Masseter
Deeper Muscles:
- Lateral pterygoid
- Medial pterygoid
What is the temporalis muscle?
This is a large fan shaped muscle on the side of the head
What are the bony attachments of the temporals muscle?
(Floor of the) temporal fossa
(Tip and medial surface of the) coronoid process
How do the anterior fibres of the temporalis differ from the posterior fibres of the temporalis?
Anterior fibres = nearly vertical (elevation)
Posterior fibres = nearly horizontal (retrusion)
What are the bony attachments of the masseter?
Zygomatic arch
Outer surface of the ramus and angle of the mandible
What part of the skull to the lateral and medial pterygoid muscles attach?
LATERAL pterygoid plate
What side of the pterygoid plate do the lateral and medial pterygoid muscles attach
Medial pterygoid muscle = medial side of lateral pterygoid plate
Lateral pterygoid muscle = lateral side of lateral pterygoid plate
Where in the mandible does the lateral pterygoid muscle attach?
Enters into the joint capsule of the TMJ to insert onto the neck of the mandible and also the articular disc of this joint
Where in the mandible does the medial pterygoid muscle attach?
medial surface of rams of mandible
What causes depression of the mandible if the muscles of mastication cause elevation?
Suprahyoid bones and gravity
What are the suprahyoid muscles that depress the mandible?
Myohyoid
Digastric
Stylohyoid
What muscle causes protrusion of the mandible?
Posterior fibres of the temporalis muscle
What muscle causes retraction of the mandible
Biilateral lateral pterygoid muscle
What muscle causes side to side movements of the jaw?
Unilateral lateral pterygoid muscle