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Submandibular Exam

Aka: Submandibular Exam, Submandibular Triangle

See Also
1. Oral Exam
2. Lymphadenopathy of the Head and Neck
Extra-Oral Examination of the Anterior Triangle
1. Background: Anterior triangle borders
  1. Sternocleidomastoid muscle
  2. Sternal Notch
  3. Mandible
2. Technique: Submandibular Triangle
  1. Thumb against Mandible
  2. Palpate Submandibular Triangle
  3. Press upward and outward toward Mandible
3. Technique: Anterior Cervical Region
  1. Palpate with head hyperextended and turned away
  2. One hand behind sternocleidomastoid
  3. Palpate over Sternocleidomastoid against other hand
Intraoral Exam
1. One hand extra-oral palm up against submandibular
2. Gloved index finger against floor of mouth
3. Walk finger anterior to posterior
4. Push against other hand

Submandibular triangle structure (C0230070)
Concepts	Body Location or Region (T029)
SnomedCT	5713008
English	Submaxillary triangle, Digastric triangle, Trigonum submandibulare, submandibular triangle, submandibular area, Submandibular area, Submandibular triangle, Regio submaxillaris, Submandibular triangle structure (body structure), Submandibular trigone, Submaxillary region, Trigone submandibulare, Submandibular triangle structure
Spanish	estructura del triángulo submandibular (estructura corporal), estructura del triángulo submandibular, triángulo submandibular, área submandibular
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 10/21/2007 and last published on 5/14/2013.

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