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Anatomy Monday: Superior Foramina of the Nasopalatine Canal

Now that all the foramina of the mandible have been covered (lingual, mental and mandibular) it’s onto the maxilla.  The first one I am going to show is the superior foramina of the nasopalatine canal.  The nasopalatine canal splits superiorly with an opening in the right and left nasal cavities.The…
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Locate the Object: August 2013 Answer

Now onto the answers for the August 2013 Locate the Object. I will be going over both image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) to determine the location of the left lateral incisor in relation to the left central incisor. Image shift Before starting to use the image shift principle it…
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Anatomy Monday: Mandibular Foramen

Since I just finished a series of anatomy post of canals I find it fitting to now move onto foramina. 🙂  I’ve already covered a few in the past; the lingual foramen and the mental foramen.  So I will finish off the mandible with today’s post of the mandibular foramen.…