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Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery

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1. Abnormal alignment of the teeth with the upper and lower jaw






2. Unusually small jaw - combined with a cleft palate - downward displacement of the tongue - and difficulty breathing






3. Soft decayed area in a tooth; leads to cavities and tooth decay






4. Teeth that develop in locations that do not permit their eruption.






5. Posterior portion of roof of muth that consists of muscle and fat which has a mucous membane; separates the mouth from the naso pharnx






6. A rubber wedge placed between the upper and lower teeth of the unaffected side to maintain the patient's mouth in an open position; which facilitate visualization and prevents injury to surgical staff






7. AKA # 7 CRANIAL NERVE; mixed nerve that controls muscles of the scalp and face. provides sensations over the face and receives taste information from the tongue.






8. Sutures of skull fuse permanently changing the growth pattern of the infant skull - they fuse prematurely






9. Most common technique to repair mandibular fractures using varied sizes of titenium plates and screws






10. The roof of the mouth. The anterior portion is hard or bony; saparates the nose from the mouth






11. Surgery in which the jaws are moved into proper alignment by direct manipulation of the jaw






12. Wet guaze or tampons used around endotracheal tube/laryngeal mask airway to absorb blood that might pool in upper ariway; included in formal count






13. An intricate solution to craniofacial deformities - postiton will vary






14. Leaking of spinal fluid from your nose caused by a defect to or trauma to the cribriform plate






15. Hand held cheek and tongue retractor used to insert throat packs or in application of arch bars






16. Most common type of mid facial fx; procedure to repair fracutre of the maxilla; supine






17. Used to immobilze jaw following mandibular and/or maillary fracture; supine postion






18. Overgrowth of bone; chronic condition that causes abnormal bone growth






19. Self controlled tool for cutting/ drilling the cranium stops when bone is penetrated






20. Surgery to repair the thin bones of the orbit; allows content of eye to herniate; supine






21. A bone graft obtained from another area of the same patient and used to induce new bone formation in the defect






22. Asymmentry with respect to each side of the jaw






23. Incision is made following the patients natural hair line






24. Gums






25. Muscle that closes & protudes the lips. Kissing