Biomaterial Database

Surgical-orthodontic expansion of the maxilla. 1976

W H Bell, and B N Epker

Selected maxillary osteotomies are safe and dependable adjuncts to treatment of bilateral and unilateral maxillary deficiency. Maxillary expansion in fifteen adults was accomplished by separating the maxillary basal bone from the nasal, zygomaticomaxillary, and pterygomaxillary buttresses.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
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
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
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
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
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000202	Activator Appliances	Loose-fitting removable orthodontic appliances which redirect the pressures of the facial and masticatory muscles onto the teeth and their supporting structures to produce improvements in tooth arrangements and occlusal relations.	Andresen Appliance,Bionator,Orthodontic Appliances, Activator,Function Activator,Harvold Activator,Jasper Jumper,Activator Appliance,Activator Orthodontic Appliance,Activator Orthodontic Appliances,Activator, Function,Activator, Harvold,Activators, Function,Appliance, Activator,Appliance, Activator Orthodontic,Appliance, Andresen,Appliances, Activator,Appliances, Activator Orthodontic,Bionators,Function Activators,Jumper, Jasper,Orthodontic Appliance, Activator