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The mental ossicles: A narrative review

S K Htike1, N Kitagawa1, K Fukino1

  • 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.

Morphologie : Bulletin De L'Association Des Anatomistes
|July 20, 2025
PubMed
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Keywords:
CartilageChinMandibleMental ossiclesOssificationPrenatal structures

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