Movement |
Muscles |
Depression of Jaw |
Lateral pterygoid assisted by digastric, geniohyoid and mylohyoid |
Elevation of Jaw |
Masseter, temporalis and medial pterygoid of both sides |
Protrusion |
Lateral and medial pterygoid |
Retraction |
Posterior fibres of temporalis and may be assisted by masseter, digastric and geniohyoid |
Lateral or side to side movements |
Medial and lateral pterygoid acting
alternatively |