mandibular

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Scientist found Mandibular Bones which were 600,000 years old, and they had all teeth on it.

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(anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the mandible.

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The clearest senses and uses of mandibular gathered in one view.

adjective

(anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the mandible.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mandibular.

adjective

(anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the mandible.

Example sentences

Scientist found Mandibular Bones which were 600,000 years old, and they had all teeth on it.

Mouth Closing to Improve the Efficacy of Mandibular Advancement Devices in Sleep Apnea.

The mandibular repositioning device hurt and didn't help my wife sleep so I pressed on.

But then I realized after I read online about calcified plaque being the culprit and it builds up behind the mandibular incisors.

I enjoy going to the theater to hear the guy next to me eating popcorn with his mouth open and maximum mandibular crunch.

[ETA: After reading about the TMJ elsehere, it looks like that mandibular joint is of greater concern.

For sleep apnea, I think there was a post on HN recently that recommended trying a mandibular advancement device before trying sleep masks.

BTW, have you tried a mandibular splint (biteplate)?

I have sleep apnea and have tried many solutions, including mandibular devices.

It hurt, I kept waking up, it filled my stomach with gas and I felt worse than I did with the mandibular repositioning device.

I started with a mandibular advancement device and it was amazing.

He suggested I try a mandibular repositioning device.

Quote examples

However gains seem minimal over existing alternative therapies (ie, "mandibular advancement devices").

Have you looked into "elastic mandibular device"?

I see people saying the ordered something off amazon and that is definitely a different thing, not a "Mandibular Advancement Device" as these clever, utterly simple devices are called.

The second link isn't exactly forthcoming on the battery technology used, but at least says: > and its power consumption is low enough that the device can last from six months to a year on a battery of the equivalent size The average "width" of the first mandibular molar from this article[1] is 5.1-5.2mm.