"Mandible" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.
| Descriptor ID |
D008334
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.324.502.632 A14.521.632
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| Concept/Terms |
Mylohyoid Ridge- Mylohyoid Ridge
- Mylohyoid Ridges
- Ridge, Mylohyoid
- Ridges, Mylohyoid
- Mylohyoid Groove
- Groove, Mylohyoid
- Grooves, Mylohyoid
- Mylohyoid Grooves
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mandible" by people in Profiles.
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Locating the mental foramen at the bedside with point of care ultrasound imaging. Pan Afr Med J. 2018; 29:54.
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Ultrasonographically locating the mental foramen and its soft tissue relations. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2016 Oct; 45(8):20160236.
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ED neuro-ultrasonography and the mental foramen: Practice makes perfect. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Nov; 34(11):2240-2241.
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The ultrasonographic determination of the position of the mental foramen and its relation to hard tissue landmarks. Acta Med Acad. 2016 May; 45(1):51-60.
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Finding the mental foramen. Surg Radiol Anat. 2016 May; 38(4):469-76.
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Osteolysis of the cervical spine and mandible in systemic sclerosis: a case report with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2002 Oct; 41(10):1198-200.