The human skull has many components. In fact, in an average adult human, the skull combines 22 bones. One of these bones is the mandible, more commonly known as the lower jaw. Recognized as one ...

The inferior alveolar nerve, a branch of the mandibular nerve, accesses the mandible foramen and runs frontward, providing sensation to the lower set of teeth. At the mental foramen, it branches ...

These two processes are responsible for the articulation of the mandible with the temporal bone and the insertion site of the temporalis muscle, respectively. The cause of mandibular fractures may ...

A mandibular advancement device (MAD ... It works by temporarily moving the jaw and tongue forward, which reduces throat constriction and prevents sleep apnea and snoring. Moving the tongue ...

Each reduced mandible design was divided to create 3-D templates for six fracture sites. Sessions were conducted in which the mandibular fracture plates were contoured in a preoperative setting ...