Annotation. The anatomy of the chin is of increasing interest in the community of maxillofacial surgeons. Features of development, bone structure, blood supply and innervation of the chin region are studied, as a rule, independently of each other and require generalization of knowledge. The purpose of the study was to collect data on the chin area, compare and summarize them; identify aspects of chin anatomy and development that require further study. Articles published in the 2000-2021 scientometric databases Pubmed and Medline were selected for analysis. Articles related to the development, blood supply, innervation and structure of the chin bone were considered. The main conclusions from the identified sources related to the following. The chin is a specific and new formation of a modern person, which has peculiarities of development, bone structure, blood supply and innervation. The reviewed articles contained scattered data and often revealed only one aspect of chin morphology. Some of them are related to ontogeny, others describe isolated facts about blood supply or bone structure without showing the relationship between development and morphology. Many studies have been conducted to identify the influence of the features of the chin structure on orthodontic treatment, installation of implants, and only a few of them are devoted to the healing of this area after trauma or the features of the development of various diseases. Since the chin area is a specific and new formation compared to other parts of the lower jaw, studies of various bone pathology in this area are necessary. Many publications are devoted to the study of the blood supply of the chin area, feeding holes and channels on the lingual surface of the lower jaw, and these data are widely used in surgical practice. The innervation of the chin, the influence of structural features on the healing of fractures and grafts, the difference in the healing of the bones of individual areas of the lower jaw are usually not described and require in-depth study.