Evaluating the morphological features of the lateral pterygoid insertion into the medial surface of the condylar process.

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
Sasin SritaraKeiichi Akita

Abstract

The lateral pterygoid is vital in coordinating multidimensional jaw movements. Since a vector in three-dimensional (3D) space is defined by two 3D points, the role of the lateral pterygoid in 3D jaw movements is defined by its origin and insertion. Reportedly, the lateral pterygoid is inserted into not only the pterygoid fovea but also into the medial surface of the condylar process. The objective was to investigate the morphological features of the region of the lateral pterygoid that inserted into the medial surface of the condylar process. Ten head halves of seven cadaveric donors were analyzed. In all specimens, the insertion area on the medial surface of the condylar process was measured based on microcomputed tomography images. Muscle fibers were separated into ≥50 small bundles, and positional relationships between the origins and insertions were investigated. Overall, 28.8 ± 5.0% of the insertion area of the lateral pterygoid was situated on the medial surface of the condylar process. Moreover, muscle fiber arrangement revealed that origins of the muscle bundles inserting into the medial surface in seven specimens posteriorly occupied the lateral plate of the pterygoid process longitudinally, whereas those in three spec...Continue Reading

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