Surgery of the mandible and treatment 2,089 views
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The mandible (from Latin mandibula, “jawbone”) or inferior maxillary bone forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place.
The mandible consists of:
a curved, horizontal portion, the body. (See body of mandible).
two perpendicular portions, the rami, which unite with the ends of the body nearly at right angles. (See ramus mandibulae)
Alveolar process, the tooth bearing area of the mandible (upper part of the body of the mandible)
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