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What are the two muscles of mastication are contracting and you can feel superficially if you clench your teeth?
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Mastication: Masseter and temporalis muscles (on each side).
Answered 8/21/2015
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The Masseters : These muscles are on each side of the back portion of the mandible. They contract when you close your mouth.
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Temporalis ; Massete: Temporalis and. Masseter muscles.
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