Gr. myle = a mill, and hyoid. The word myle was gven to the posterior teeth, the grinders, and became mola in Latin. Hence the designation molar for these teeth. Mylohyoid, therefore, refers to the posterior part of the jaw and the hyoid bone.
Gr. myle = a mill, and hyoid. The word myle was gven to the posterior teeth, the grinders, and became mola in Latin. Hence the designation molar for these teeth. Mylohyoid, therefore, refers to the posterior part of the jaw and the hyoid bone.