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Key Anatomical Features of the Mandible

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  • Alveolar margin

    The ridge on the mandible that contains the sockets for the teeth.

  • Body of the mandible

    The horizontal, curved portion of the mandible that forms the chin and holds the lower teeth.

  • Mental foramen

    Openings on the anterior surface of the mandible that allow passage of the mental nerves and blood vessels.

  • Angle of the mandible

    The posterior corner where the body meets the ramus of the mandible.

  • Ramus of the mandible

    The vertical extension of the mandible that connects to the skull and supports the condyle and coronoid process.

  • Coronoid process

    A thin, triangular projection on the anterior part of the ramus serving as an attachment for the temporalis muscle.

  • Mandibular condyle

    The rounded projection on the posterior ramus that articulates with the temporal bone to form the temporomandibular joint.

  • Mental protuberance

    The pointed prominence of the chin on the anterior surface of the mandible.