Mandible

Joe Muscolino

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    • The mandible is a facial bone of the skull.
    • The mandible articulates with the temporal bones at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs).

     

    NOTES:

    1. The mandible is described in lay terms as the jaw.
    2. When there is a pathological condition involving the TMJ, it is often described as TMJ syndrome.
    3. The condyle of the mandible (the most posterior superior aspect) can be easily palpated directly anterior to the ear. Place palpating fingers pads anterior to the ear, and open and close the jaw.
    Right lateral view of the mandible.

    Right lateral view of the mandible.

     

    Superior view of the mandible.

    Superior view of the mandible.

     

    Oblique view of the mandible. More specifically, this oblique view is superior and anterolateral.

    Oblique view of the mandible. More specifically, this oblique view is superior and anterolateral.

     

    Right lateral view of the entire skull.

    Right lateral view of the entire skull.