KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 197 · KROK (Dentistry)
In order to fix dislocated mandible it is necessary to pull it down. What anatomic structure requires this action?
- A. Coronoid process of mandible
- B. Mandibular incisure
- C. Articular tubercle of temporal bone
- D. Condylar process of mandible
- E. Mandibular fossa of temporal bone
Hint
In anterior dislocation, ask which bony prominence the condylar head becomes locked in front of, and what it must clear to return into place.
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