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.^[2]

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