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The anatomy of the hamular notch region
Author(s) -
Barker B. C. W.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1981.tb03961.x
Subject(s) - anatomy , dissection (medical) , medicine , dentistry , orthodontics
A bstract In dental prosthetic practice, a full maxillary denture base is extended over the tuberosity and rests on mucosa overlying the hamular notch, which is the area between hamulus and maxillary tuberosity. Little or no movement occurs in the mucosa here. A dissection of submucosal structures related to the notch revealed variations in arrangement and form which did not conform entirely with textbook descriptions.