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Maxilla |
One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS. |
Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas |
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| D009967 |
Orthodontic Appliances |
Devices used for influencing tooth position. Orthodontic appliances may be classified as fixed or removable, active or retaining, and intraoral or extraoral. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p19) |
Appliance, Orthodontic,Appliances, Orthodontic,Orthodontic Appliance |
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| D010027 |
Osteotomy |
The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
Osteotomies |
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| D010155 |
Palatal Expansion Technique |
An orthodontic method used for correcting narrow or collapsed maxillary arches and functional cross-bite. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry), |
Maxillary Expansion,Palatal Expansion Technic,Expansion, Maxillary,Palatal Expansion Technics,Palatal Expansion Techniques,Technic, Palatal Expansion,Technique, Palatal Expansion |
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| 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 |
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| D002972 |
Cleft Palate |
Congenital fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion. |
Cleft Palate, Isolated,Cleft Palates,Palate, Cleft,Palates, Cleft |
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| D005260 |
Female |
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Females |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D000328 |
Adult |
A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. |
Adults |
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