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FULLERS CH 28
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2013

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Term
ARCH BARS; MAXILLOMANDIBULAR FIXATION (MMF)
Definition
METAL PLATES WIRED TO THE TEETH TO OCCLUDE THE JAW DURING MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY OR DURING HEALING. IT MAINTAINS THE PATIENT'S NORMAL BITE.
Term
BICORONAL INCISION
Definition
AN INCISION MADE BETWEEN THE FRONTAL AND THE PARIETAL BONES BILATERALLY.
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BLOWOUT FRACTURE
Definition
A SEVERE FRACTURE OF THE ORBITAL CAVITY IN WHICH A PORTION OF THE GLOBE MAY EXTRUDE OUTSIDE THE CAVITY.
Term
DENTITION
Definition
THE NUMBER, TYPE, AND PATTERN OF TEETH.
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LE FORT I FRACTURE
Definition
A HORIZONTAL FRACTURE OF THE MAXILLA THAT CAUSES THE HARD PALATE AND ALVEOLAR PROCESS TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE MAXILLA. IT EXTENDS INTO THE LOWER NASAL SEPTUM, LATERAL MAXILLARY SINUS, AND PALATINE BONES.
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LE FORT II FRACTURE
Definition
A FRACTURE WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE NASAL BONE TO THE FRONTAL PROCESSES OF THE MAXILLA, LACRIMAL BONES, AND INFERIOR ORBITAL FLOOR, AND IT MAY EXTEND INTO THE ORBITAL FORAMEN.  INFERIORLY, IT EXTENDS INTO THE ANTERIOR MAXILLARY SINUS AND THE PTERYGOID PLATES.
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LE FORT III FRACTURE
Definition
THIS FRACTURE INVOLVES SEPARATION OF ALL THE FACIAL BONES FROM THEIR CRANIAL BASE.  IT INCLUDES FRACTURE OF THE ZYGOMA, MAXILLA, AND NASAL BONES.
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MASTICATION
Definition
CHEWING
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OCCLUSION
Definition
NORMALLY TO "CLOSE."  IN MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY THIS REFERS TO THE PATIENT'S BITE PATTERN WHEN THE JAW IS CLOSED.
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ODONTECTOMY
Definition
TOOTH EXTRACTION
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OROMAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Definition
SURGERY INVOLVING THE BONES OF THE FACE, PRIMARILY FOR REPAIR OF FRACTURES AND RECONSTRUCTION FOR CONGENITAL ANOMALIES.
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SUBCILIARY INCISION
Definition
SKIN INCISION MADE APPROXIMATELY 2MM INFERIOR TO THE LOWER EYELASHES.
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TRANSCONJUNTIVAL INCISION
Definition
INCISION MADE THROUGH THE CONJUNCTIVA.
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TRANSOSTEAL IMPLANT
Definition
A BONE PLATE WITH RETAINING POSTS USED IN THE PROCEDURE FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS.
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BICORTICAL SCREW
Definition
SCREWS THAT PENETRATE BOTH CORTICAL LAYERS AND THE INTERVENING SPONGY LAYER OF THE BONE.
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