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Mandibular Notch (Left)
Skeletal System

Mandibular Notch (Left)

Incisura mandibulae

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Description

The mandibular notches (sigmoid notches) are the two deep indentations found along the posterosuperior aspects of the mandible. On its corresponding side, each mandibular notch:

—travels anteriorly from a condylar process to a coronoid process of the mandible;

—allows for the passage of the masseteric nerve and vessels.

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