The Buccinator, a thin quadrilateral muscle from the alveolar processes of maxilla and mandible, buccinator crest and temporomandibular joint, compresses the cheeks against the teeth and is used in acts such as blowing.
The buccinator (/bksnetr/) is a thin quadrilateral muscle occupying the interval between the maxilla and the mandible at the side of the face. from the alveolar processes of maxilla and mandible, buccinator crest and temporomandibular joint The buccinator compresses the cheeks against the teeth and is used in acts such as blowing. It is an assistant muscle of mastication (chewing) and in neonates it is used to suckle. 
