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In human anatomy, the facial skeleton of the skull the external surface of the mandible is marked in the median line by a faint ridge, indicating the mandibular symphysis (Latin: symphysis menti) or line of junction where the two lateral halves of the mandible typically fuse in the first year of life (6–9 months after birth). [1]
In humans, the upper jaw includes the hard palate in the front of the mouth. [3] [4] The two maxillary bones are fused at the intermaxillary suture, forming the anterior nasal spine. This is similar to the mandible (lower jaw), which is also a fusion of two mandibular bones at the mandibular symphysis. The mandible is the movable part of the jaw.
medial angle of mandible: maxillary artery, pterygoid branches: mandibular nerve [CNV 3], medial pterygoid nerve: elevates mandible, closes jaw, helps lateral pterygoid in moving jaw from side to side 2 1 genioglossus, inferior fibers head, tongue (left/right) superior part of mental spine of mandible (symphysis menti) dorsum of tongue, body of ...
All these factors may lead to a further limitation of jaw movement and increase in pain. [49] Degenerative joint disease, such as osteoarthritis or organic degeneration of the articular surfaces, recurrent fibrous or bony ankylosis, developmental abnormality, or pathologic lesions within the TMJ. Myofascial pain syndrome. [medical citation needed]
The forensic term for the midpoint of the mandibular angle is the gonion. The gonion is a cephalometric landmark located at the lowest, posterior, and lateral point on the angle. [ 1 ] This site is at the apex of the maximum curvature of the mandible, where the ascending ramus becomes the body of the mandible.
Mandibular fractures are typically the result of trauma. [1] This can include a fall onto the chin or a hit from the side. [1] Rarely they may be due to osteonecrosis or tumors in the bone. [1] The most common area of fracture is at the condyle (36%), body (21%), angle (20%) and symphysis (14%). [1]
The mandible in contrast has a relatively poor blood supply, which deteriorates with increasing age. The cortical plates are thick and there is a medullary cavity. The sites of the mandible most commonly affected by OM are (decreasing order of frequency) the body, the symphysis, the angle, the ramus and finally the condyle.
The lingual foramen is a small midline opening on the posterior aspect of the symphysis of the mandible, just above the mental spine. The lingual foramen gives passage to a single small artery formed by the union of two branches of the sublingual arteries (each sublingual artery contributing a single branch).