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{{Short description|Bony projection in the skull}}
{{Infobox bone
{{Infobox bone
| Name = Anterior nasal spine
| Name = Anterior nasal spine
Bony projection in the skull
The anterior nasal spine, or anterior nasal spine of maxilla, is a bony projection in the skull that serves as a cephalometric landmark.[1] The anterior nasal spine is the projection formed by the fusion of the two maxillary bones at the intermaxillary suture. It is placed at the level of the nostrils, at the uppermost part of the philtrum. It rarely fractures.[2]
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Animation. Anterior nasal spine shown in red.
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Left maxilla. Anterior nasal spine shown in red.
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Skull. Anterior view. Anterior nasal spine shown in red.
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Right maxilla. Anterior nasal spine labeled at center left.
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Albarakati, SF; Kula, KS; Ghoneima, AA (January 2012). “The reliability and reproducibility of cephalometric measurements: a comparison of conventional and digital methods”. Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology. 41 (1): 11–7. doi:10.1259/dmfr/37010910. PMC 3520271. PMID 22184624.
- ^ Knipe, Henry. “Anterior nasal spine fracture | Radiology Case | Radiopaedia.org”. radiopaedia.org. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
