What is the sagittal crest function?
What is the sagittal crest function? The sagittal crest serves primarily for attachment of the temporalis muscle, which is one of the main chewing muscles. Development of the sagittal crest is thought to be connected to the development of this muscle. What are sagittal and nuchal crests? As the permanent teeth erupt, the facial skeleton grows much faster than the cranium, and the correlated development of the temporalis and nuchal muscles results in the formation of bony crests in the occipital region (nuchal crests) and sometimes also in the mid-sagittal line of the skull (sagittal crests). Do we have a...