title: CT assisted evaluation of variation in length and angulation of the lateral pterygoid muscle and variation in angulation of the medial pterygoid muscle: mandibular mechanics implications.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry, Calif.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kopp
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000502:physiology; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed