Talk:Mandible
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This appears to be the only article on a particular bone that specifies it's for the human bone only. I don't think that's a good distinction to make, the mandible (a.k.a. "dentary") is common to all mammals, and most vertebrates. I realise that most, if not all, the entries on individual bones are anthropocentric, but I don't see any reason to make them more so. Suggest the note be removed.
- Most of the article is on the human mandible, as are most of the other articles on bones whether or not they specify this. It's not that this article is only for the human bone but it mostly is because that's where we're at at the moment. The usage of the word "dentary", is, AFAIK, limited to animals (all the doctors and dentists I've spoken to say it's the mandible, not the dentary), so it only deserves a short mention and is certainly not equivalent to the mandible in meaning. Alex.tan 04:42, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Merge with Jaw?
Disagree. There is an entry for each bone of the human body individually. This is one of the set. For the same reason, I would not merge fibula with leg or sternum with torso.--King Hildebrand 17:05, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
- Disagree. The reason is evident. --Nalco 08:55, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Chin bone
Isn't this also called a chin bone?
[edit] overview image
I'm thinking if it would be good to put a kind of "overview" image with a highlighted place the jaw.
