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English dentary The anterior and largest of the bones making up the lower jaw; the anterior and principal bone of the lower jaw and the one by which teeth, when present, are borne, also: the anterior, paired, dermal bone in the lower jaw. Usually the only tooth-bearing bone in the mandible, the two halves have a V-shape and meet at the jaw tip or mandibular symphysis. Posteriorly it has a coronoid process directed dorsally and a ventral process bearing the mandibular sensory canal on its outer face. anterior
maxilla
mandible
French dentaire L'os le plus antérieur et le plus grand des os qui forment la mâchoire inférieure; l'os antérieur et principal de la mâchoire inférieure et celui par qui dents, quand présente, est porté. antérieur
maxillaire
mandibule
Spanish dentario El más largo y anterior de los huesos que constituyen la mandíbula inferior; hueso anterior principal de la mandíbula inferior en el que se insertan los dientes, cuando están presentes. anterior
Portuguese dentário Osso mais anterior dos que formam a mandíbula inferior. anterior
maxila
mandíbula
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