Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 1983
The Comparative Anatomy of the Internal and External Pterygoid MusclesFunctional Variations Among Species
The Comparative Anatomy of the Internal and External Pterygoid Muscles
Functional Variations Among Species
Page Range: 9 – 18
A description of the differences in function of the muscles of mastication in various species, with a caution to consider those variations in any attempt to relate animal findings to the human masticatory mechanism.Abstract
Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Contributor Notes
Dr. Parker practices Orthodontics in Sacramento, California, and is also a Research Associate at the University of California at Davis. He holds a D.D.S. degree from the University of Oregon, an M.S. in Orthodontics from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Comparative Pathology from the University of California. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics