Masseter Muscle – Stretching

Joe Muscolino

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    The masseter muscle, a muscle of mastication, is stretched by depressing the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs).

     

    The masseter muscle, a muscle of mastication, is stretched by depressing the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs).

    The masseter muscle, a muscle of mastication, is stretched by depressing the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs).