Biomaterial Database

[Historical development of maxillofacial surgery]. 1977

W Hoffman-Axthelm

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008341	Mandibular Prosthesis	A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the mandible missing or defective as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery.	Mandibular Prostheses,Prostheses, Mandibular,Prosthesis, Mandibular
D010158	Palatal Obturators	Appliances that close a cleft or fissure of the palate.	Cleft Palate Prosthesis,Nasoalveolar Molding Devices,Obturators, Palatal,Cleft Palate Prostheses,Device, Nasoalveolar Molding,Devices, Nasoalveolar Molding,Molding Device, Nasoalveolar,Molding Devices, Nasoalveolar,Nasoalveolar Molding Device,Obturator, Palatal,Palatal Obturator,Palate Prostheses, Cleft,Palate Prosthesis, Cleft,Prostheses, Cleft Palate,Prosthesis, Cleft Palate
D002971	Cleft Lip	Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region.	Harelip,Cleft Lips,Harelips,Lip, Cleft,Lips, Cleft
D003762	Dental Instruments	Hand-held tools or implements especially used by dental professionals for the performance of clinical tasks.	Instrument, Dental,Dental Instrument,Instruments, Dental
D005060	Europe	The continent north of AFRICA, west of ASIA and east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN.	Northern Europe,Southern Europe,Western Europe
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000349	Africa	The continent south of EUROPE, east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN and west of the INDIAN OCEAN.
D001208	Asia	The largest of the continents. It was known to the Romans more specifically as what we know today as Asia Minor. The name comes from at least two possible sources: from the Assyrian asu (to rise) or from the Sanskrit usa (dawn), both with reference to its being the land of the rising sun, i.e., eastern as opposed to Europe, to the west. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p82 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p34)
D012225	Rhinoplasty	A plastic surgical operation on the nose, either reconstructive, restorative, or cosmetic. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Rhinoplasties
D013515	Surgery, Oral	A dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease, injuries, and defects of the human oral and maxillofacial region.	Exodontics,Surgery, Maxillofacial,Maxillofacial Surgery,Oral Surgery