ANATOMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE MUSCULAR APONEUROTIC CERVICOFACIAL SYSTEM

Superficial muscular aponeurotic system (SMAS) is a musculoskeletal sheath extending from the frontal muscle to the platysma and it acts as a “contraction amplifier of the facial muscles”. SMAS action is to transmit muscular contraction to the skin: each muscle contraction follows a preferential dir...

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Main Authors: Monica Mihaela Scutariu, Delia Hînganu, Georgiana Macovei, Marius Valeriu Hînganu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation 2019-01-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.rjor.ro/anatomical-and-functional-organization-of-the-muscular-aponeurotic-cervicofacial-system/?lang=ro