Temporalis muscles
Masseter muscle
Lateral pterygoid muscle
Medial pterygoid muscle

Steps for doing:


  • The coloured part is being stretched.
  • Wide open the mouth.
  • Pull downwards and backwards.
  • Chin tucked position.
  • Hold Head and neck in straight position.

In this video we are going to see temporalis muscle stretching exercise

The coloured part is being stretched as shown

The arrow indicates the direction of stretch


  • This muscle plays important role in headache and toothache
  • Symptoms refer to teeth, jaw, head, eye, and neck region.
  • Symptoms may include pain, numbness, hypersensitivity, altered sensation, irritability and symptoms related to compression of adjacent blood vessels and nerves
  • Commonly related to disease such as temparomandibular disorders, various headaches, temporal arteritis, tendinitis and others

Steps for doing:


  • The coloured part is being stretched.
  • Wide open the mouth.
  • Pull downwards and backwards.
  • Chin tucked position.
  • Hold Head and neck in straight position.
  • Hold the same position for 10-20 seconds without holding your breath

In this video we are going to see masseter muscle stretching exercise

The coloured part is being stretched as shown

The arrow indicates the direction of stretch


  • This muscle plays important role in tinnitus, head ache, and toothache
  • Symptoms refer to teeth, jaw, head, eye, and neck region.
  • Symptoms may include pain, numbness, compression of adjacent blood vessels and nerves
  • Commonly related to disease such as temparomandibular disorders, various headaches, temporal arteritis, tendinitis, earache and others

Steps for doing:


  • The coloured part is being stretched.
  • Push the mandible to the oppstite side as shown.
  • Towards leftside for right side stretch.
  • Hold the same position for 10-20 seconds without holding your breath

In this video we are going to see lateral pterygoid muscle stretching exercise

The coloured part is being stretched as shown

The arrow indicates the direction of stretch


  • This muscle plays important role in temparomandibular disorders
  • Symptoms refer to teeth, jaw ,head, eye, and neck region.
  • Symptoms may include pain, numbness, compression of adjacent blood vessels and nerves
  • Commonly related to disease such as temparomandibular disorders, various headaches, toothache, chewing difficulties and others

Steps for doing:


  • The coloured part is being stretched.
  • Pull the jaw to the opposite side as shown
  • Pull below and towards left side for right side stretch.

In this video wteeth, jaw ,head,e are going to see medial pterygoid muscle stretching exercise

The coloured part is being stretched as shown

The arrow indicates the direction of stretch


  • This muscle plays important role in temparomandibular disorders
  • Symptoms refer to teeth, jaw, tongue, throat, head, eye, and neck region.
  • Symptoms may include pain, numbness, compression of adjacent blood vessels and nerves
  • Commonly related to disease such as temparomandibular disorders, various headaches, toothache, ear ache, throat ache, tongue ace, nose ache and others
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