TMJ

Question 1

during lateral excursion, the ____ pterygoid and ____ masseter + temporalis is contracting

Answer 1

contra pterygoid
ipsilateral masseter + temporalis

Question 2

what is TUTALC opening?

Answer 2

tongue up
teeth apart
lips closed
(optimal resting jaw position)

Question 3

suprahyoid facilitation exercises (+posture)

Answer 3

tongue roll opening
N exercise
tongue clicking

Question 4

N exercise compensation

Answer 4

neck extension
(only jaw should move by opening not C spine)

Question 5

what TMJ exercise is good for forward head?

Answer 5

tongue click

Question 6

muscles for elevation (closing)

Answer 6

masseter
temporalis
medial pterygoid
superior fibers of lateral pterygoid (stabilize disc)

Question 7

muscles for depression (opening)

Answer 7

inferior fibers of lateral pterygoid
suprahyoids
infrahyoids (indirectly)

Question 8

muscles for protrusion

Answer 8

superficial masseter
medial pterygoid
lateral pterygoid

Question 9

muscles for retrusion

Answer 9

deep fibers of masseter
temporalis
digastrics

Question 10

muscles for lateral excursion (deviation)

Answer 10

ipsilateral temporalis & masseter
contralateral pterygoids (M&L)