masseter
noun
mas·se·ter
mə-ˈsē-tər 
ma-
: a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and assists in mastication
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Companies that sell rock-hard chewing gum claim the extra force will work out the masseter muscles that run from the cheekbone to the lower jawbone.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
When Carillo put his fingers in my mouth to get at my masseter muscles, my eyes rolled back.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
There are four Botox injections total, two on each side, directed straight into your masseter jaw muscles.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
Also, the masseter pulls the jaw up and down for chewing.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
Next up: Would all of this chewing start to bulk up my masseter muscle?
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
What are the benefits of masseter Botox?
—Tori Crowther, Allure, 15 Mar. 2023
Set the big roller against your masseter muscles and go to town.
—Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
In the years since, researchers have also discovered that the injections, which temporarily paralyze the masseter muscles responsible for grinding and clenching, can reduce the frequency and intensity of bruxism.
—Ali Francis, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2022
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
When Carillo put his fingers in my mouth to get at my masseter muscles, my eyes rolled back.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
There are four Botox injections total, two on each side, directed straight into your masseter jaw muscles.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
Also, the masseter pulls the jaw up and down for chewing.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
Next up: Would all of this chewing start to bulk up my masseter muscle?
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
What are the benefits of masseter Botox?
—Tori Crowther, Allure, 15 Mar. 2023
Set the big roller against your masseter muscles and go to town.
—Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
In the years since, researchers have also discovered that the injections, which temporarily paralyze the masseter muscles responsible for grinding and clenching, can reduce the frequency and intensity of bruxism.
—Ali Francis, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2022
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masseter
noun
mas·se·ter
mə-ˈsēt-ər, ma-
: a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and assists in mastication, arises from the zygomatic arch and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, and is inserted into the mandibular ramus and gonial angle
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