| maxillofacial | Pertaining to the jaws and face, particularly with reference to specialised surgery of this region. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| maxillofacial abnormalities | Congenital structural deformities, malformations, or other abnormalities of the maxilla and face or facial bones. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maxillofacial development | The process of growth and differentiation of the jaws and face. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maxillofacial injuries | General or unspecified injuries involving the face and jaw (either upper, lower, or both). (12 Dec 1998) |
| maxillofacial prosthesis | A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the maxilla, mandible, and face, missing as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery. When the prosthesis replaces portions of the mandible only, it is referred to as mandibular prosthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maxillofacial prosthesis implantation | Surgical insertion of an appliance for the replacement of areas of the maxilla, mandible, and face. When only portions of the mandible are replaced, it is referred to as mandibular prosthesis implantation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maxillofacial prosthetics | That branch of dentistry which provides prostheses or devices to treat or restore tissues of the stomatognathic system and associated facial structures that have been affected by disease, injury, surgery, or congenital defect, to provide all possible function and esthetics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillojugal | Relating to the maxilla and the zygomatic bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillomandibular | <anatomy> Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible (the upper and lower jaws). For example the maxillomandibular nerve. (21 Jun 2000) |
| maxillomandibular fixation | Fixation of fractures of the mandible or maxilla by applying elastic bands or stainless steel wire between the maxillary and mandibular arch bars or other types of splint. Synonym: mandibulomaxillary fixation, maxillomandibular fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillomandibular record | A record of the relation of the mandible to the maxillae, the act of recording the relation of the mandible to the maxillae. Synonym: biscuit bite, maxillomandibular registration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillomandibular registration | A record of the relation of the mandible to the maxillae, the act of recording the relation of the mandible to the maxillae. Synonym: biscuit bite, maxillomandibular registration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillomandibular relation | Any one of the many relation's of the mandible to the maxillae, e.g., centric jaw relation, eccentric relation. Synonym: intermaxillary relation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillomandibular traction | <dentistry> A pulling force developed by using elastic or wire ligatures and interdental wiring or splints, or both. Synonym: intermaxillary traction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillopalatine | <anatomy> Relating to the maxilla and the palatine bone or to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull; as, the maxillo-palatine process of the maxilla. (21 Jun 2000) |