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Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery

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






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






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






4. Gums






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






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






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. 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






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






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






11. Incision is made following the patients natural hair line






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






13. Asymmentry with respect to each side of the jaw






14. Muscle that closes & protudes the lips. Kissing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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