mandible bone

By: Dr.JAYAKRISHNAN HARISHKUMAR

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MANDIBLE BONE
mandible
The mandible, or the lower jaw, is the largest and the strongest bone of the face. It develops from
the first pharyngeal arch. It has a horseshoe-shaped body which lodges the teeth, and a pair of rami
which project upwards from the posterior ends of the body. The rami provide attachment to the
muscles of mastication.
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BODY:
Each half of the body has outer and inner surfaces, and upper and lower
borders.
The outer surface presents the following features.
1. Symphysis menti:
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BODY:
The outer surface presents the following features.
1. Symphysis menti:
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BODY:
The outer surface presents the following features.
2. Mental protuberance:
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BODY:
The outer surface presents the following features.
3. Mental foramen :

Mental foramen
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BODY:
The outer surface presents the following features.
4. Mental foramen :

Mental foramen
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BODY:
The outer surface presents the following features.
5. Oblique line:

Oblique line
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BODY:
The outer surface presents the following features.
5. Oblique line:

Oblique line
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BODY:
The outer surface presents the following features.
6. Incisive fossa:

Oblique line
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BODY:
The outer surface presents the following features.
6. Incisive fossa:

Oblique line
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BODY:
The inner surface presents the following features.
1. Mylohyoid line:

Mylohyoid line
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BODY:
The inner surface presents the following features.
1. Mylohyoid line:

Mylohyoid line
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BODY:
The inner surface presents the following features.
1. Mylohyoid line:
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BODY:
The inner surface presents the following features.
2. Submandibular fossa:

Submandibular
fossa
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2. Submandibular fossa:

Submandibular
fossa
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BODY:
The inner surface presents the following features.
3. Sublingual fossa:

Sublingual fossa
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BODY:
The inner surface presents the following features.
3. Sublingual fossa:

Sublingual fossa
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BODY:
The inner surface presents the following features.
4. Genial tubercles:

Genial tubercles
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BODY:
The inner surface presents the following features.
5. Digastric fossa:

Digastric fossa
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BODY:
The inner surface presents the following features.
5. Digastric fossa:

Digastric fossa
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RAMUS:
The ramus is quadrilateral in shape and has:
• Two surfaces—lateral and medial
• Four borders—upper, lower, anterior and posterior
• Two processes—coronoid and condyloid.
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RAMUS:
The ramus is quadrilateral in shape and has:
• Body
• Neck
• Two processes
• coronoid
• condyloid

Body
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RAMUS:
The ramus is quadrilateral in shape and has:
• Body
• Neck
• Two processes
• coronoid
Neck
• condyloid
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RAMUS:
The ramus is quadrilateral in shape and has:
• Body
• Neck
• Two processes condyloid
• coronoid
• condyloid
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RAMUS:
The ramus is quadrilateral in shape and has:
• Body
• Neck
• Two processes
• coronoid coronoid
• condyloid
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RAMUS:
The lateral surface is flat and bears
a number of oblique ridges
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RAMUS:
The Medial surface surface consist of:
• Lingula:
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RAMUS:
The Medial surface surface consist of:
• Lingula:

Lingula
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RAMUS:
The Medial surface surface consist of:
• Mylohyoid groove:

Mylohyoid groove
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attachments
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Muscles Originating from the Mandible
• Mentalis - originates from the incisive fossa
• Orbicularis oris - originates from the incisive fossa
• Depressor labii inferioris - originates from the oblique line
• Depressor anguli oris - originates from the oblique line
• Buccinator - originates from the alveolar process
• Digastric anterior belly - originates from the digastric fossa
• Mylohyoid - originates from the mylohyoid line
• Geniohyoid - originates from the inferior portion of the mental spine
• Genioglossus - originates from the superior portion of the mental spine
• Superior pharyngeal constrictor - originates partially from the pterygomandibular
raphe, which originates from the mylohyoid line
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Muscles Inserting on the Mandible
• Platysma - inserts on the inferior border of the mandible
• Superficial masseter - inserts on the lateral surface of the ramus and angle of
the mandible
• Deep masseter - inserts on the lateral surface of the ramus and angle of the
mandible
• Medial pterygoid - inserts on the medial surface of the mandibular angle
and ramus of the mandible
• Inferior head of the lateral pterygoid - inserts on the condyloid process
• Temporalis - inserts on the coronoid process
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Nerve supply
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Inferior
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Mandibular fractures are most commonly caused by trauma and typically occur in two places.
• The parasymphysis is especially prone to fracture due to the incisive fossa and mental
foramen.
• A direct blow to the mandible may cause a condylar neck fracture as the articular disk of
the temporomandibular joint prevents it from moving posteriorly.
• Dislocation of the mandible is most frequently in the posterior direction, but anterior and
inferior dislocations may also be observed. The patient may present with the inability to
close his or her mouth or with an asymmetric jawline