Abstract
The possible kinesthetic function of proprioceptors in the lateral pterygoid muscle was clinically assessed after anesthesia of muscle and temporomandibular joint receptors, respectively. A mandibular posture was actively and repetitively produced with an average accuracy of 2.5 mm, while the accuracy decreased by about two-fold after narcotization. It is suggested that muscle spindles in the lateral pterygoid muscle as well as mechanoreceptors in the temporomandibular joint capsule are active in the perception and/or control of mandibular postures.
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