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Maxillary and Mandibular, anterior and posterior, a bone, looks soft and spongy, appears radiolucent |
Cancellous Bone |
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Mandibular, posterior, marked prominence of bone, appears on maxillary molar as a triangle over the tuberosity region, appears radiopaque |
Coronoid Process |
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Maxillary and Mandibular, anterior and posterior, a bone, also called compact bone, dense outer layer of bone, appears radiopaque |
Cortical Bone |
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Mandibular, posterior, liner prominence of bone, appears as a band extending downward and forward from the anterior border of the rams, end by 3rd molar, appears radiopaque |
External Oblique Ridge |
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Maxillary, anterior, boney wall, dense band of bone superior to the maxillary incisors, appears radiopaque |
Floor of the Nasal Cavity |
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Maxillary, anterior, opening or hole in bone, looks small and ovoid or round, appears radiolucent |
Incisive Foramen |
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Wall of the tooth socket that surrounds the tooth of the tooth, appears as a dense radiopaque line that surrounds the root of the tooth |
Lamina Dura |
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Mandibular, anterior, hole in bone, appears as a small radiolucent dot located downward from the incisors |
Lingual Foramen |
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Mandibular, posterior, tubelike passageway thought bone, appears as a band and two thin lines below molar teeth, appears radiolucent |
Mandibular Canal |
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Maxillary, anterior, immovable joint, looks like a thin line from the maxillary central incisors, appears radiolucent |
Median Palatal Suture |
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Maxillary, posterior, cavity's or compartments, appears as dense cortical bone, superior to the apices of maxillary pre-molars and molars, appears as a line, appears radiopaque |
Maxillary sinus |
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Maxillary, posterior, round prominence of bone, externes out from 3rd molar, a bulge, appears radiopaque |
Maxillary Tuberosity |
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Mandibular, posterior, opening or hole in bone, appears small and ovoid or round by the premolar, appears radiolucent |
Mental Foramen |
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Mandibular, posterior, linear prominence of bone, appears as a band that extends downward and forward from the molar region, appears radiopaque |
Mylohyoid Ridge |
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Maxillary, anterior, bone, large area superior to maxillary incisors, appears radiolucent |
Nasal Cavity |
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Maxillary, anterior, bone formed from the vomer and ethmiod bone, vertical partition that divides the nasal cavity, appears radiopaque |
Nasal Septum |
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Space between the root of the tooth and the Lamina Dura, appears as a thin radiolucent line around the root of the tooth |
Periodonal Ligament |
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Maxillary, posterior, cheek bone, dense bone, appears as a band extending posterior from the zygomatic process, appears diffused radiopaque |
Zygoma |
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Maxillary, posterior, boney projection, dense cortical bone, appears 3-shaped or u-shaped by the 1st molar region, appears radiopaque |
Zygomatic Process |
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A marked prominence or projection of bone |
Process |
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A liner prominence or projection of bone |
Ridge |
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A sharp, thorn like projection of bone |
Spine |
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A small bump or nodule of bone |
Tubercle |
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A round prominence of bone |
Tuberosity |
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A tube like passage way though bone, contains nerves and blood vessels |
Canal |
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An opening or hole in bone that permits passage of nerves and blood vessels |
Foramen |
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A broad, shallow, scooped-out or depressed area of bone |
Fossa |
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A hallow space, cavity, or recess of bone |
Sinus |
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What are the 5 radiopaque prominences of bone |
Process Ridge Spine Tubercle Tuberosity |
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What are the 4 radiolucent spaces and depressions in bone |
Canal Foramen Fossa Sinus
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Bone of the maxilla and the mandible that supports and encases the roots of the teeth, composed of dense cortical and cancellous bone |
Alveolar Bone |
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The portion of the mandible that encases and supports teeth |
Alveolar Process |
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The horizontal u-shaped portion that extends from the ramus to the other ramus |
Body of the Mandible |
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The vertical portion of the mandible that is found posterior to the 3rd molar, has two of them, on each side |
Ramus |
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A bony wall or partition that divides two spaces or cavity's |
Septum |
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An immovable joint that represents a line of union between adjoining bones of the skull |
Suture |
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What is the architectural cornerstone of the face |
Maxilla |
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What is the largest and strongest bone in the face |
Mandible |
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Incisive Foramen |
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External Oblique Ridge |
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Floor of the Nasal Cavity |
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Lamina Dura |
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Lingual Foramen |
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Mandibular Canal |
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Median Palatal Suture |
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Maxillary Sinus |
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Maxillary Tuberosity |
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Mental Foramen |
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Mylohyoid Ridge |
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Nasal Cavity |
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Nasal Septum |
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Coronoid Process |
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Zygoma |
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Zygomatic Process |