Jaw

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Broader Terms

skull

Narrower Terms

mandible /maxilla, temporomandibular joint

Related Terms

oral pharyngeal

Scope Note

bony structure of the mouth that holds the teeth; consists of the mandible and the maxilla.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • com Winston Churchill Quotes To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.
  • login or register to post comments | 140 reads Gretchen wrote: My jaw is agape Jail is too b50 good for this guy.
  • Osteonecrosis of the jaw is a very rare condition.
  • The single bone that makes up the mammalian lower jaw is the dentary.
  • Occasionally, something may go wrong with this process and the upper and lower jaws may grow at different rates.
  • 02 Jaw Dislocation Presentation The patient's jaw is "out" and will not close, usually following a yawn, or perhaps after laughing, a dental extraction, jaw trauma or a dystonic drug reaction.
  • Jaw problems and headaches What is dental occlusion? Dental occlusion is another name for the way your teeth meet when your jaws bite together.
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