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Mandible

Known as: Lower Jaw, Bone, Mandibular, Lower jaw bone 
The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.
National Institutes of Health

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AmeloblastomaBlood supply aspectsBody partBone structure of cranium

Broader (3)

Bone structure of faceLower jaw regionmaxilla and mandible

Narrower (5)

Hypoglossia-HypodactyliaHypomandibular faciocranial dysostosisMandibuloacral dysostosisSHORT STATURE, AUDITORY CANAL ATRESIA, MANDIBULAR HYPOPLASIA, SKELETAL ABNORMALITIES

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The Paleogene mammalian fauna of Santa Rosa, Amazonian Peru
Paleogene-grade notoungulates (order Notoungulata) from the Santa Rosa local fauna of eastern Peru are documented and described… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
2-D and 3-D reconstructions of spiral computed tomography in localization of the inferior alveolar canal for dental implants.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Trifocal distraction osteogenesis for segmental mandibular defect: a technical innovation.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Patterns of mandibular movements in subjects with craniomandibular disorders.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Assessment of the stability of mandibular setback procedures with rigid fixation.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Skeletal stability following mandibular advancement and rigid fixation.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Flexibility in motor-unit firing pattern in the human temporal and masseter muscles related to type of activation and location.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Hypomobility after maxillary and mandibular osteotomies.
  • K. StorumW. Bell
  • Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology
  • 1984
  • Corpus ID: 41277033
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Blood flow in human mandibular elevators at rest and during controlled biting.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Mandibular dimensional change.
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