Anterior nasal spine explained

Anterior nasal spine
Latin:	spina nasalis anterior maxillae

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]

See also

• Posterior nasal spine

External links

• Diagram at upstate.edu - side
• Diagram at upstate.edu - front
• - "Osteology of the Skull: The Maxilla"
• Web site: Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-1. Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. https://web.archive.org/web/20121227145535/http://www.tk.de/rochelexikon/pics/s34256.000-1.html. 2012-12-27.
• Web site: Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-2. Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. https://web.archive.org/web/20130611100749/http://www.tk.de/rochelexikon/pics/s34256.000-2.html. 2013-06-11.

Notes and References

1. Albarakati . SF . Kula . KS . Ghoneima . AA . The reliability and reproducibility of cephalometric measurements: a comparison of conventional and digital methods. . Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology . January 2012 . 41 . 1 . 11–7 . 10.1259/dmfr/37010910 . 22184624. 3520271 .
2. Web site: Knipe . Henry . Anterior nasal spine fracture Radiology Case Radiopaedia.org . radiopaedia.org . 13 October 2018 . en.