An elongated mental spine: Case report
The mental spines (superior and inferior), also called the genial tubercles, are located in the midline on the lingual surface of the mandible. Normally, the mental spine consists of a superior pair and an inferior pair of prominences and is of small size. The mental spine provides muscle attachment...
Main Authors: | T L Wong, Joe Iwanaga, Mahindra Kumar Anand, R Shane Tubbs |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | National Journal of Clinical Anatomy |
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Online Access: | http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2019;volume=8;issue=3;spage=130;epage=131;aulast=Wong |
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