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Muscles of mastications are muscles which are used
Muslces of mastication: short overview
The masticaroty muscles are those that move mandible; there are principal and accessory muscles and they are classified into elevators and depressors.
The principal elevator muscles include the temporalis, the masseter and the medial pterygoid muscles;
The principal depressor muscles are the lateral pterygoid and the digastric.
The accessory muscles are the anterior belly of the digastric, the mylohyoid and the geniohyiod.
