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the diagnostic, surgical, and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects involving both the functional and the aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions
oral and maxillofacial surgery
act of breaking or condition of being broken into small fragments
comminution
a hemorrhagic spot, larger than a petechia, in the skin or mucous membrane caused by extravasation of blood; forms a nonelevated, rounded, or irregular purplish patch
ecchymosis
branch of dentistry dealing with the surgical removal of teeth
exodontics
benign new growth projecting from the surface of bone
exostosis
fixation of the maxilla in occlusion with the mandible held in place by means of wires and elastic bands; the healing parts are stabilized following fracture or surgery
intermaxillary fixation
pertaining to the jaws and the face
maxillofacial
the branch of prosthodontics concerned with the restoration of the mouth and jaws and associated facial structures that have been affected by disease, injury, surgery, or a congenital defect
maxillofacial prosthetics
surgery to alter relationships of the dental arches and/or supporting bone; usually coordinated with orthodontic therapy
orthognathic surgery
science dealing with the causes and treatment of malposition of the bones of the jaws
orthognathics
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