Objective: To investigate the effect of insulin on the lateral pterygoid muscle after functional mandibular protrusion in rats.
Methods: Radioimmunoassay was used to examine the level of insulin in lateral pterygoid muscle quantitatively after functional mandibular protrusion in young growing rats.
Results: The amount of insulin in lateral pterygoid muscle in young growing rats enhanced after functional mandibular protrusion.
Conclusion: Insulin plays an important role in adaptive remodeling of lateral pterygoid muscle after functional mandibular protrusion.