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Intermaxillary suture
Other Terms:
Intermaxillary suture of skull,
Sutura intermaxillaris,
Suture intermaxillaire
Description
The intermaxillary suture is the anterior median suture between the two maxillae between the inferior border of the nasal aperture and the central incisor teeth. It usually ossifies later in life and becomes a synostosis.
Latin
Sutura intermaxillaris
French
Suture intermaxillaire