Temporal crest
Crista temporalis
Definition
The temporal crest is a ridge of bone that stretches from the apex of the coronoid process of mandible and moves down the inner or medial side of the coronoid process towards the third molar tooth. It creates the medial boundary of the retromolar triangle.
References
Susan, S. and Henry, G. (2016). ‘Chapter 32: Infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae and temporomandibular joint’ in Gray’s anatomy the anatomical basis of clinical practice. (41st ed.) NewYork NY Elsevier: Elsevier, pp. 539.
