incisive fossa

incisive fossa
incisive fossa n a depression on the front of the maxillary bone above the incisor teeth

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1. f. incisiva. 2. a shallow depression on the anterior surface of the maxilla above the incisor teeth, to which the depressor septi nasi muscle is attached; called also prenasal f. 3. a shallow depression on the body of the mandible, immediately posterior to the symphysis and above the mental protuberance, situated below the alveolar border of the central and lateral incisors.

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