Dental Dictionary:

mandibular notch


n

A semicircular depression located on the mandible between the condyle and the coronoid process. Fibers arise from the anterior edge of the temporalis to form a distinct muscle, the temporalis minor, that inserts onto the mandibular notch.

 
 
 

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