The medial axis branch point in the human mandible

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-276

  Koski, Kalevi ^a   Varrela, Juba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Branch point; Human mandible; Medial axis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY;

LINGULA;

EID: 0030742467     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(97)80116-1     Document Type: Article

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