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maxilla 1. the upper jawbone in vertebrates 2. any member of one or two pairs of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods used as accessory jaws maxilla [mak′sil·ə] (anatomy) The upper jawbone. The upper jaw. (invertebrate zoology) Either of the first two pairs of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in certain arthropods. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The first modern-day procedures were still relatively crude; for example, Cowper developed a procedure to drain the maxillary sinus by removing a carious tooth from the maxilla. The goal of this proof of concept, internally controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the safety and ability of TRCs -- a proprietary autologous bone marrow-derived stem cell product -- to increase bone height in the posterior maxilla (upper jaw) of 5 patients, who had severe bone loss in the region and minimal residual bone remaining. The tongue action develops the maxilla (upper jaw) into a wide enough structure to contain all the teeth comfortably within its arch. |
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