Basic Sciences

1220) Which of the following  muscle that exerts a force on the mandible is considered a depressor-retractor?

A. Temporalis
B. Masseter
C  Median pterygoid
D. Lateral pterygoid
E. Mylohyoid




REFERENCES & ANSWER




Stanley Jr., R. B.: Maxillofacial Trauma, chapter 24  Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, (Cummings, Fredrickson, Harker, Krause, Richardson, Schuller, editors), Third Edition, 1998, pp.453-485




 1220) E        Mylohyoid