Summary: It s way back in the pocket behind your upper molars And he s right it is painful as heck You can t really get to it from the outside although it hurts to press on that general area The lateral pterygoid muscle acts to lower the mandible open the jaw and help the medial pterygoids in moving the jaw from side to side mastication Unlike the other three muscles of
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