Anatomy
The midline symphysis menti marks the fusion of left and right parts of body of mandible. It spreads at its inferior end, forming a forward mental protuberance and on each side, a small mental tubercle.
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Chin dimple when incomplete fusion of right and left parts of body of mandible (or of muscle). Inherited trait.
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