Buccinator crest

The buccinator crest (Latin crista buccinatoria) is a bony crest of the human mandible, that passes from the base of the coronoid process to the area of the third molar.

[1] The alveolar border of the buccinator muscle attaches upon it.

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Interior of the mandible, side view. The buccinator crest can be seen posteriorly to the third molar.