More pictures

1. Model of bulge

Red is the masseter muscle, yellow is the buccal fat pad and green is the buccinator muscle.

2. MRI pictures of head

The ramus of the mandible listed is the upright part of the lower jaw. This picture is at the level of the upper teeth.

A second MRI picture, showing the same as the first, this time at the level of the lower teeth.

3. Illustration of how the wisdom tooth presses on bulge

Green is the lower wisdom tooth, grey is the lower jaw (below) and the cheekbone (above) and red is the bulge. See how the wisdom tooth presses into the bulge when the lower jaw is moved to the side.

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