external oblique ridge
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ob·lique line of man·di·ble
[TA] the line on the external surface of the mandible that extends from the mental tubercle to the ramus and separates the alveolar and basilar parts of the bone.
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ex·ter·nal ob·lique ridge
(eks-tĕrnăl ō-blēk rij) A line of bone located on the buccal side of the mandible extending from the anterior border of the ramus to the mandibular third molar area. Appears in x-rays as a radiopaque curved line ending in the mandibular molar area.
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