The hyoid is situated at the front, or anterior, part of the neck between the jaw bone and the thyroid cartilage, and is firmly secured to the thyroid cartilage by ligaments. It resides at the level ...

Mandibular bone mineral density (BMD) is an important indicator of overall bone health, particularly in the context of various medical conditions and treatments. Recent research has increasingly ...

The patient is having posteroanterior view radiographs of the mandible suggesting isolated horizontal fracture of the anterior mandible. Under general anaesthesia, this unusual fracture was treated by ...

Access via a transoral approach prevents surgical scars but can result in an excessive amount of bone removal from the anterior mandibular ramus. The transparotid approach has been described and ...

3D model of a medieval human mandible (lower jaw bone). To image the specimen, 4800 virtual x-ray slices were captured using a micro CT scanner. An image was taken every 0.15 degree for a full 360 ...