Biomaterial Database

[Silicone sponge in maxillofacial prosthetic surgery. Preliminary study (18 cases)]. 1970

J M Soubiran, and F Guilbert, and Y Lefebvre

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008338	Mandibular Injuries	Injuries to the lower jaw bone.	Injuries, Mandibular,Injury, Mandibular,Mandibular Injury
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
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
D002680	Chin	The anatomical frontal portion of the mandible, also known as the mentum, that contains the line of fusion of the two separate halves of the mandible (symphysis menti). This line of fusion divides inferiorly to enclose a triangular area called the mental protuberance. On each side, inferior to the second premolar tooth, is the mental foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve.	Mental Region,Mentum
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012828	Silicones	A broad family of synthetic organosiloxane polymers containing a repeating silicon-oxygen backbone with organic side groups attached via carbon-silicon bonds. Depending on their structure, they are classified as liquids, gels, and elastomers. (From Merck Index, 12th ed)	Silicone
D015050	Zygoma	Either of a pair of bones that form the prominent part of the CHEEK and contribute to the ORBIT on each side of the SKULL.	Cheek Bone,Jugal Bone,Malar Bone,Zygomatic Arch,Arches, Zygomatic,Zygomatic Arches,Arch, Zygomatic,Bone, Cheek,Bone, Jugal,Bone, Malar,Bones, Cheek,Bones, Jugal,Bones, Malar,Cheek Bones,Jugal Bones,Malar Bones,Zygomas