Symphysis Menti of the Rabbit: Anatomy, Histology, and Postnatal Development
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 56 (7) , 850-857
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345770560072201
Abstract
A histologic and anatomic investigation of the symphyseal region in rabbits did not reveal a bony fusion between the two halves of the mandible; these two bones are united in the anterior part by a synchrondrosis, and a definite histologic suture with interdigitating bony rugosities and interposed connective tissue, in the posterior part. Functionally, the two parts are immobile and thus constitute one bone.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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