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10.37988/1811-153X_2025_4_164

Morphological and kinematic characteristics of the masticatory muscles under normal conditions (part 1)

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  • I.S. Naidanova 1, 2, PhD in Medical Sciences, associate professor of the Department of additional education in dentistry specialties; assistant at the Prosthodontics and material science Department
    ORCID: 0000-0003-3303-0225
  • E.A. Bulycheva 1, 2, Doctor of Science in Medicine, Head of the Department of additional education in dentistry specialties; full professor of the Prosthodontics and material science Department
    ORCID: 0000-0002-1175-5682
  • D.S. Bulycheva 3, PhD in Medical Sciences, associate professor of the Pediatric dentistry and orthodontics Department
    ORCID: 0000-0003-0539-4830
  • E.R. Valeev 4, prosthodontist, deputy director
    ORCID: 0009-0001-8387-7849
  • 1 Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, 173003, Veliky Novgorod, Russia
  • 2 Pavlov University, 197022, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
  • 3 RUDN University, 117198, Moscow, Russia
  • 4 Innovative dental center “Gulliver”, 450074, Ufa, Russia

Abstract

The aim of this review is to study contemporary perspectives on the morphology of the masticatory muscles and their functional characteristics in healthy adults. Literature searches were conducted in the Russian scientific database eLibrary and international electronic databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, Google Scholar, ResearchGate). We identified a total of 469 scientific publications aligned with the research objectives. After excluding duplicates we selected 68 publications published within the last 10 years for detailed analysis. The first part of the article describes the anatomy, histological structure, blood supply, and innervation of the masticatory muscles that depress the mandible.

Key words:

mylohyoid muscle, geniohyoid muscle, anterior belly of digastric muscle, anatomy, histology, blood supply, innervation

For Citation

[1]
Naidanova I.S., Bulycheva E.A., Bulycheva D.S., Valeev E.R. Morphological and kinematic characteristics of the masticatory muscles under normal conditions (part 1). Clinical Dentistry (Russia).  2025; 28 (4): 164—172. DOI: 10.37988/1811-153X_2025_4_164

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October 3, 2025

Accepted

November 9, 2025

Published on

December 18, 2025