9/23: Mandibular Intraoral Anatomy Flashcards
What is a radiolucent line in infants through the midline of the jaw between the images of the forming deciduous central incisors?
Symphysis
Symphysis
What are bony protuberances located on the lingual surface of the mandible slightly above the inferior border and in the midline?
Genial tubercles
Genial tubercles
Genial tubercles
Genial tubercles
Genial tubercles
Genial tubercles
What is the foramen on the lingual surface of the midline of the mandible in the region of the genial tubercles?
Lingual foramen
How many lingual foramen are there?
Often two or more
Lingual foramen
Lingual foramen
What is seen on periapical radiographs of the mandibular central incisors, the mental ridge may occasionally be seen as two radiopaque lines sweeping bilaterally forward and upward toward the midline
Mental ridge
Mental ridge
Mental ridge
Mental ridge
What is the depression on the labial aspect of the mandible extending laterally from the midline and above the mental ridge?
Mental fossa
Mental fossa
Mental fossa
What is the anterior limit of the inferior dental canal?
Mental foramen
Mental foramen
Mental foramen
Mental foramen
Mental foramen
Mental foramen