D dmn Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jan 17, 2008 Messages 83 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental May 14, 2009 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Pterigoid lateral. Which one protrude, superior or inferior head??
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Pterigoid lateral. Which one protrude, superior or inferior head??
D drbeevee Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Oct 22, 2008 Messages 37 Reaction score 0 Points 0 May 14, 2009 #2 lateral pterygoid superior head - protrusion inferior head - contralateral excursion Upvote 0 Downvote
firasoblast Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Feb 12, 2008 Messages 127 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Location Dallas,TX Dentist May 14, 2009 #3 dmn said: Pterigoid lateral. Which one protrude, superior or inferior head?? Click to expand... Learn it this way, sup heads help positioning the condyles into the glenoid fossa. Inf head, does everything else. Upvote 0 Downvote
dmn said: Pterigoid lateral. Which one protrude, superior or inferior head?? Click to expand... Learn it this way, sup heads help positioning the condyles into the glenoid fossa. Inf head, does everything else.
D dmn Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jan 17, 2008 Messages 83 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental May 15, 2009 #4 thanks a lot!!! Upvote 0 Downvote