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upper jawbone

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Noun1.upper jawbone - the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the craniumupper jawbone - the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
hard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouth
intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillaris - the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
jaw - the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth


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If you recognize the upper jawbone extends past the eye then you know you have a large mouth bass on your hands.
This procedure can also be used on the upper jaw, although more implants are required to hold the denture in place because the upper jawbone is softer than the lower one.
In the next 30 seconds, this defendant had punched Mr MacDonald so hard in the face that it shattered his upper jawbone and sent his 21-stone body crashing to the ground where he fractured his skull.
 
 
 
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