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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Mandible
  1. Broken or dislocated jaw 
    A broken jaw is a break (fracture) in the jaw bone. A dislocated jaw means the lower part of the jaw has moved out of its normal position ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000019.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Chin augmentation - series (image) 
    The mandible, or lower jaw, determines much of the facial profile and the alignment of the upper and lower ... an osteotomy) is made through the jaw bone (mandible) with a bone saw or chisel. The lower ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100009_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Craniofacial reconstruction - series (image) 
    ... of the face the maxilla, the zygoma, the mandible, and the frontal bone of the cranium.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100058_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Skull (image) 
    ... bones. The maxilla, or upper jaw, and the mandible, or lower jaw, support the facial features of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9057.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Tooth anatomy 
    ... to chew. The lower jawbone is called the mandible. The upper jawbone is called the maxilla.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002214.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Tooth formation - delayed or absent 
    ... 2020:chap 333. Dinneen L, Slovis TL. The mandible. In: Coley BD, ed. Caffey's Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003061.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Prognathism 
    ... or bulging out (protrusion) of the lower jaw (mandible). It occurs when the teeth are not properly ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003026.htm - Medical Encyclopedia