NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -[1] Couper and Myot coined the term buccinator in the year 1694. [2] This muscle is sometimes referred to as an accessory muscle of mastication due to its role in compressing the cheeks inwards against molars, thus, aiding in chewing and swallowing.

Detailed explanation-2: -The square-shaped buccinator is a thin muscle located in the oral cavity inside the fleshy part of the cheek. The buccinator location is between the upper jaw bone, or maxilla, and the lower jaw bone, called the mandible.

Detailed explanation-3: -The buccinator (Latin: musculus buccinator) is a facial muscle that participates in forming the anterior part of the cheek and lateral wall of the oral vestibule.