Biomaterial Database

The history and development of facial prosthetics. 1978

B Conroy, and A Hulterstrom

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008447	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.	Maxillary Prosthesis,Maxillary Prostheses,Maxillofacial Prostheses,Prostheses, Maxillary,Prostheses, Maxillofacial,Prosthesis, Maxillary,Prosthesis, Maxillofacial
D009667	Nose Deformities, Acquired	Abnormalities of the nose acquired after birth from injury or disease.	Acquired Nasal Deformities,Nasal Deformities, Acquired,Acquired Nasal Deformity,Acquired Nose Deformities,Acquired Nose Deformity,Nasal Deformity, Acquired,Nose Deformity, Acquired
D002681	China	A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.	Inner Mongolia,Manchuria,People's Republic of China,Sinkiang,Mainland China
D004426	Ear Deformities, Acquired	Distortion or disfigurement of the ear caused by disease or injury after birth.	Acquired Ear Deformities,Acquired Ear Deformity,Deformities, Acquired Ear,Deformity, Acquired Ear,Ear Deformity, Acquired
D004534	Egypt	A country in northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula Its capital is Cairo.	Arab Republic of Egypt,United Arab Republic
D005060	Europe	The continent north of AFRICA, west of ASIA and east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN.	Northern Europe,Southern Europe,Western Europe
D005137	Eye, Artificial	A ready-made or custom-made prosthesis of glass or plastic shaped and colored to resemble the anterior portion of a normal eye and used for cosmetic reasons. It is attached to the anterior portion of an orbital implant (ORBITAL IMPLANTS) which is placed in the socket of an enucleated or eviscerated eye. (From Dorland, 28th ed)	Artificial Eye,Ocular Prosthesis,Artificial Eyes,Eyes, Artificial,Ocular Prostheses,Prostheses, Ocular,Prosthesis, Ocular
D005197	Famous Persons	Individuals widely known or recognized.	Famous Person,Persons, Famous
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001211	Asia, Western	The geographical designation for the countries of the MIDDLE EAST and the countries BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANKA. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993 & Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)	Western Asia