The human skull has many components. In fact, in an average adult human, the skull combines 22 bones. One of these bones is the mandible, more commonly known as the lower jaw. Recognized as one of the ...

This X-ray shows a broken jaw. The dark angular line near the bottom right of the jaw is the fracture. Photo courtesy of Lisa Chan, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona. What Is ...

The newly described specimen is a partial left mandible plus a molar crown, dated to about 2.6 million years ago using multiple methods, making it one of the oldest Paranthropus fossils known. The ...

The Hardcore Legend had some gruesome performances in the ring. Mick Foley, throughout his career, was surrounded by weapons and often injured himself due to the extent he went for his matches. Mick's ...

Studying ancient humans and our pre-human ancestors is an important and interesting field. One of the key areas of our history involves a human species known as Denisovans, which are known to have had ...

The diagnosis of osteochemonecrosis is currently accepted if necrotic jawbone exposure lasts more than 8 weeks, 1,2 along with a history of related antiresorptive therapy and no irradiation of the ...

A team of scientists has examined the Middle Pleistocene Montmaurin-La Niche mandible, which reveals the complexity of the origin of the Neanderthals. A team of scientists from the Centro Nacional de ...