Biomaterial Database

[Osteosynthesis in fractures of the facial bones]. 1969

V Micheli-Pellegrini, and F Cappellini

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007568	Jaw	Bony structure of the mouth that holds the teeth. It consists of the MANDIBLE and the MAXILLA.	Jaws
D008337	Mandibular Fractures	Fractures of the lower jaw.	Fracture, Mandibular,Fractures, Mandibular,Mandibular Fracture
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
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D009666	Nose	A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the external nose, the nasal cavity, and the PARANASAL SINUSES.	External Nose,External Noses,Nose, External,Noses,Noses, External
D009915	Orbit	Bony cavity that holds the eyeball and its associated tissues and appendages.	Eye Socket,Eye Sockets,Orbits,Socket, Eye,Sockets, Eye
D003778	Dentures	An appliance used as an artificial or prosthetic replacement for missing teeth and adjacent tissues. It does not include CROWNS; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; nor TOOTH, ARTIFICIAL.	Denture
D005147	Facial Bones	The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid (HYOID BONE), palatine (HARD PALATE), and zygomatic (ZYGOMA) bones, MANDIBLE, and MAXILLA, others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p113)	Bone, Facial,Bones, Facial,Facial Bone
D005151	Facial Injuries	General or unspecified injuries to the soft tissue or bony portions of the face.	Injuries, Facial,Facial Injury,Injury, Facial
D005592	Fracture Fixation	The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals.	Skeletal Fixation,Fracture Reduction,Fixation, Fracture,Fixation, Skeletal,Fixations, Fracture,Fixations, Skeletal,Fracture Fixations,Fracture Reductions,Reduction, Fracture,Reductions, Fracture,Skeletal Fixations