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| The maxilla is separated from the sphenoid bone by the ___ ___ ___. |
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| The frontal process passes upwards between the ___ and ___ bones. |
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| The mandible has a thick, durable plate of ___ bone which makes it very strong, but prevents us from using infiltration for anesthesia. |
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| The ____ ____ is the line of fusion of the two separate halves of the mandible. It is found on the external surface of the body. |
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| The ___ inserts on the lateral surface of the ramus. |
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| ___% of the body of the mandible is alveolar process. |
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| Two fractures, one on the body of the mandible near the canine and one on the neck of the condyle on the side opposite of the blow. |
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| A fracture of the mandible involves ___ fractures and where are they? |
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| False! Fractures are more likely to occur at the position of a tooth. |
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| T/F: Fractures of the mandible are most likely to occur in an edentulous area as opposed to a position of a tooth. |
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| False! Uncommon and single |
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| T/F: Fractures to the coronoid process are common and usually paired. |
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| False! Usually associated with dislocations of the TMJ on the SAME side. |
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| T/F: Fractures of the neck of the mandible are often transverse and may be associated with dislocations of the TMJ on the opposite side. |
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| T/F: Fractures of the angle of the mandible are usually oblique and may involve the alveolus of the 3rd molar. |
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| Fractures of the body of the mandible frequently pass through the alveolus of a canine or premolar tooth. |
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| T/F: A fracture on one side of the mandible is usually associated with a fracture on the other side. |
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| False! It often occurs in the bare area of the mandible. |
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| T/F: A fracture of the body of the mandible rarely occurs in the bare area of the mandible. |
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| The ____ fossa is deep to the ramus of the mandible. This is sometimes called "mission control" for the mandibular nerve. |
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| The ___ fossa is an upside-down teardrop-shaped opening on the medial wall of the infratemporal fossa. This is sometimes called "mission control" for the maxillary nerve. |
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| The ___ fissure is the "doorway" between the pterygopalatine fossa and the infratemporal fossa. |
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| The ___ canal is commonly called the Vidian canal and carries the greater petrosal and deep petrosal nerves as well as branches of the maxillary artery. This canal runs from the anterior surface of foramen lacerum to the pterygopalatine fossa. |
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| It runs from the anterior surface of foramen lacerum to the pterygopalatine fossa. |
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| The pterygoid canal runs from the ____ surface of foramen ____ to the ____ fossa. |
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