mandibular notch

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Related to sigmoid notch: submandibular fossa, malar process

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mandibular notch - small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone

jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla - the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

incisura, incisure - (anatomy) a notch or small hollow

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The mandibular notch, also referred to as the incisura mandibulae or sigmoid notch, is a gap facing upwards and backwards occupying the superior margin of the mandibular ramus (Stedman, 2012; Mohammad et al.

Osteometrie and Radiological Study of the Mandibular Notch/Estudio Osteometrico y Radiologico de la Incisura Mandibular

Reveal the concealed - Morphological variations of the coronoid process, condyle and sigmoid notch in personal identification.

STUDY ON TOOTH MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATIONS AMONG VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS OF PAKISTAN

Secondary stabilisers include static stabilisers such as the bony sigmoid notch, the joint capsule, and the IOM, and dynamic stabilisers such as the ECU and pronator quadratus [10].

Closed Reduction of an Acute Volar Dislocation of the Distal Radio-Ulnar Joint by a Modified Technique

The radial side of the TFC was attached to the articular cartilage at the most distal aspect of the sigmoid notch of the radius.

High-resolution 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex in Chinese Wrists: Correlation with Cross-sectional Anatomy

There was mandibular hypoplasia with narrow right condylar process, deepening of the right sigmoid notch, pseudoelongation of the ipsilateral condylar neck, thinner ramus and body, widened inferior alveolar canal, and enlarged mental foramen.

Multifocal Head and Neck Neurofibromas with Osseous Abnormalities and Muscular Hypoplasia in a Child with Neurofibromatosis: Type I

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) includes five devices: the rHead lateral stem and Recon radial implant (both used to replace the proximal end of the forearm's radius bone); the uHead ulnar implant and Sigmoid Notch radial plate (used to replace the distal radioulnar joint); and the Radio-Capitellum for the elbow.

Flawed packaging prompts recent Stryker recall

The DRUJ is a diarthrodial articulation between the ulnar head and the sigmoid notch of the distal radius.