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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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Review
2009
Review
2009
Latex: A Model for Understanding Mechanisms, Ecology, and Evolution of Plant Defense Against Herbivory
Latex is a sticky emulsion that exudes upon damage from specialized canals in about 10% of flowering plant species. Latex has no… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Hemorrhaging associated with endosseous implant placement in the anterior mandible: a review of the literature.
The placement of endosseous dental implants is largely considered a safe surgical procedure. However, upper airway obstruction… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants.
BACKGROUND To minimize the risk of implant failure, osseointegrated oral implants are conventionally kept load-free during the… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Developmental integration in a complex morphological structure: how distinct are the modules in the mouse mandible?
Summary The mouse mandible has long served as a model system for studying the development and evolution of complex morphological… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Influence of the size of the microgap on crestal bone changes around titanium implants. A histometric evaluation of unloaded non-submerged implants in the canine mandible.
BACKGROUND Endosseous implants can be placed according to a non-submerged or submerged approach and in 1- or 2-piece… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Evaluation of filling materials in membrane--protected bone defects. A comparative histomorphometric study in the mandible of miniature pigs.
In recent years, bone grafts and bone substitutes have been increasingly utilized underneath barrier membranes to optimize the… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Crestal bone changes around titanium implants. A histometric evaluation of unloaded non-submerged and submerged implants in the canine mandible.
BACKGROUND Today, implants are placed using both non-submerged and submerged approaches, and in 1- and 2-piece configurations… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A fibrillar collagen gene, Col11a1, is essential for skeletal morphogenesis
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Deformation of the Human Mandible During Simulated Tooth Clenching
Localized corpus and dental arch distortions measured directly on human and animal mandibles suggest complex deformation patterns… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Neuromuscular and skeletal adaptations to altered function in the orofacial region.
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