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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2009

Study of a patient's facial gesture revealed that he couldn't whistle, round his lips; mouth corners didn't rise during laughing, oral fissure stretched sidewards (transversal smile). These symptoms indicate the atrophy of the following muscle:

Answer options

  1. Greater zygomatic muscle
  2. Cervical muscle
  3. Orbicular muscle of mouth
  4. Masticatory muscle
  5. Risorius muscle
Correct answer

Orbicular muscle of mouth

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