Biomaterial Database

The surgical-orthodontic approach to the treatment of dentofacial deformities. 1969

J M Converse, and S L Horowitz

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007569	Jaw Abnormalities	Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the jaw.	Abnormalities, Jaw,Abnormality, Jaw,Jaw Abnormality
D008310	Malocclusion	Such malposition and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth as to interfere with the highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaw that are essential for mastication. (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)	Angle's Classification,Crossbite,Tooth Crowding,Cross Bite,Angle Classification,Angles Classification,Bite, Cross,Bites, Cross,Classification, Angle's,Cross Bites,Crossbites,Crowding, Tooth,Crowdings, Tooth,Malocclusions
D008334	Mandible	The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.	Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D008437	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
D008844	Micrognathism	Abnormally small jaw.	Congenital Micrognathia,Congenital Micrognathism,Mandibular Micrognathia,Mandibular Micrognathism,Micrognathia,Congenital Micrognathias,Congenital Micrognathisms,Mandibular Micrognathias,Mandibular Micrognathisms,Micrognathia, Congenital,Micrognathia, Mandibular,Micrognathias,Micrognathias, Congenital,Micrognathias, Mandibular,Micrognathism, Congenital,Micrognathism, Mandibular,Micrognathisms,Micrognathisms, Congenital,Micrognathisms, Mandibular
D009971	Orthodontics, Corrective	The phase of orthodontics concerned with the correction of malocclusion with proper appliances and prevention of its sequelae (Jablonski's Illus. Dictionary of Dentistry).	Corrective Orthodontics
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011378	Prognathism	A condition marked by abnormal protrusion of the mandible. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Prognathisms
D002508	Cephalometry	The measurement of the dimensions of the HEAD.	Craniometry