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oral and maxillofacial surgery

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oral and maxillofacial surgery

[¦ȯr·əl and ‚ak·sə·lō¦fā·shəl ′sər·jə·rē]
(medicine)
A branch of dentistry that treats diseases and abnormalities of the maxillofacial region by surgical means.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In this phase the orthodontist and oral surgeon are extremely important in completing final alignment, or positioning, of the teeth.
William Edis QC said that it was a tragic story and that Aghabeigi was a highly-qualified oral surgeon who came to Birmingham in 2003 and had provided valuable service to the public.
Perhaps lysine will also help what your oral surgeon calls lichenoid mucositis.
A 33-year-old woman (body weight: 112 Ibs [51 kg]) was transported by ambulance from her oral surgeon's office to an ED 4 hours after extraction of four wisdom teeth.
Dr Dominique Laatz, oral surgeon at the German Dental Centre in Doha, gave a presentation titled 'Oral Cancer: Basic Facts and Early Detection', in which he outlined the demographic patterns of oral cancer incidence, discussed the methodology of cancer screening, and explained the risk factors that make oral cancer more likely, such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, human papilloma virus, and chewing betel quids or areca nuts.
Gerald Geldzahler, a renowned maxillofacial and oral surgeon in Livingston, will return to Peru on April 24, 2015 to join a group of dedicated nurses, pediatricians, anesthesiologists, and other surgeons for a second medical mission sponsored by Healing the Children, Northeast.
"We have Dr Taub, who is a facial surgeon, and Dr Greenberg is an oral surgeon."
Plisner, an oral surgeon, addresses various problems that occur in the mouth and jaw.
An oral surgeon performed a transoral biopsy, the results of which were reported as consistent with a pleomorphic adenoma.
Maxine knows that if she were to have treatment of any kind, in the office of a dentist, an oral surgeon, or in a medical office, she would want the staff to take the same careful precautions on her behalf.
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