Obtuse angle of mandible

What it means

Abnormally flat (obtuse) angle of the mandible. The angle of the mandibular, located at the junction between the body and the ramus of the mandible, is normally close to being a right angle. This terms describes an abnormal increase of this angle such that the mandible appears flatter than normal.

See PMID:17213440 Figure 1G for an example of an obtuse mandibular angle.

Rare diseases that can present with this4

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: High mandibular plane angle · Steep mandibular plane angle