Neural Masticatory Receptors are the various receptors which act on the muscles and help in their proper function:
- Muscle spindles
- Golgi tendon organs
- Periodontal mechanoreceptors
- Mucous membrane receptors
- TMJ receptors
1. Muscle spindles:
- Stretch sensitive specialized receptors that monitor any change in length of the muscle
- Large number of spindles in mandibular elevators
- Highest – Fingers
- Intermediate – Masticatory muscles
- Low – Limb muscles
2. Golgi Tendon organs:
- Receptors primarily located at muscle – tendon junctions or TMJ capsule
- Monitor tension
- Masticatory muscles do not have golgi tendon organs
3. Periodontal mechanoreceptors:
- Respond to forces applied to the teeth
4. Mucous membrane receptors:
- Pressure receptors – palate
- Touch receptors – tongue
5. TMJ receptors:
- Free nerve endings (mainly)
- Ruffini endings
- Pacinian corpuscles
- Golgi receptors
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