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English translation: maxillomandibular

16:32 Nov 1, 2009

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English term or phrase: facio-maxillo-mandibular

surgical treatment of facio-maxillo-mandibular deformities

is that compound adjective correct? I can't find any relevant link.

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English translation:maxillomandibular

Explanation:

You can ignore the facio part, since maxillomandibullar already refers to a facial deformity.

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simulacra
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Local time: 17:06

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5 +4

maxillomandibular

simulacra

4 +2

maxillofacial

lirka

facial and dental (deformities)

Mirra_

Oral and maxillofacial

Rachel Fell

facial upper and lower jaw

Yasutomo Kanazawa

Answers

6 mins confidence:

facial upper and lower jaw

Explanation:
facio means facial, maxillo(a) means the upper jaw and mandibular means the lower jaw.

So, surgical treatment of deformities of the facial upper and lower jaw.

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/maxilla
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/mandibular
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/facio-

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 07:06
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Japanese
PRO pts in category: 12

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

maxillomandibular

Explanation:

You can ignore the facio part, since maxillomandibullar already refers to a facial deformity.

Reference: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W...

simulacra
United States
Local time: 17:06
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English,

Turkish
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agree

Michael J.W. Beijer: I'll second that.

2 mins

-> Thanks.

agree

Elena Aleksandrova

11 mins

-> Thanks.

agree

Marju Galitsos

1 hr

-> Thanks.

neutral

lirka: it's usually the mandibular part that's left out, i.e. maxiollifacial surgery/deformities. Don't look for logic in med terminology :)

1 hr

-> Thanks.

neutral

chaman4723: Why ignore facial? Do maxillo-mandibular parts/joint exist elsewhere too? Well I thought face has other bones too: zygomatic-cheek bon and nasal bones, which can be deformed.

13 hrs

-> No, since it does not exist anywhere else, using it would be obsolete. It would be like telling a mom-to-be, "Congratulations, you will have a female daughter!".

neutral

Mirra_: This is not true facial is widely used as shown by the several references present online. And it has to be so, since that is a well defined area of the head. And it is positevely different respect the maxillo-mandibular regions.

20 hrs

agree

Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)

4 days

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

maxillofacial

Explanation:
It's usually called "maxillofacial" deformities, without mandibular, although it includes deformities of both the lower (mandibula) as well as upper (maxilla) jaw.

The surgeons who perform these surgeries are similarly called "oral and maxillofacial surgeons".

For support please see
http://nyp.org/health/dental_dental_3809.html

lirka
Specializes in field
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English,

Slovenian
PRO pts in category: 20

4 hrs confidence:

Oral and maxillofacial

Explanation:

Oral and maxillofacial seems to be a much used way of referring to it in English -

http://www.oxfordradcliffe.nhs.uk/privatehealthcare/clinical...

Asian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
http://www.asianaoms.org/toc/v20n3p144.php

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 3, June 2002, Pages 281-286
Copyright © 2001 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. All rights reserved.
http://tinyurl.com/y9sxv7o

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British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
http://tinyurl.com/y9sxv7o

from the Oxford link above: Oral and maxillofacial surgery encompasses the following.

* Dentoalveolar surgery: surgical removal of impacted teeth, difficult extractions, removal of teeth on medically compromised patients and exposure of teeth for orthodontic reasons.
* Diagnosis and treatment of non-cancerous cysts, tumours and growth, cancerous conditions of the oral and facial region and skin lesions (skin cancers) in the region, facial pain, temporomandibular joint (TMJ or jaw joint) disorders.
* Facial bony trauma: fractures of the lower and upper jaw, cheek bones, noses, eye sockets, frontal bone etc.
* Facial soft tissue trauma: repair of facial and oral lacerations.
* Osseointegrated (bone anchored) implants: dental and craniofacial implants.
* Adjunctive measures in the treatment of sleep apnoea (mandibular advancement splints and jaw advancement surgery etc.).
* Orthognathic surgery (jaw realignment surgery) to maximise facial function and aesthetics.
* Reconstructive surgery.
* Nerve surgery.
* Facial aesthetic surgery.
* Salivary glands surgery.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery offers a comprehensive service relating to conditions of the face, mouth and jaws, including a routine assessment and treatment service for common oral surgical conditions.
http://www.addenbrookes.org.uk/serv/clin/surg/oral/oralsurg1...

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An unusual case of a 17-year-old girl with severe oral and maxillofacial deformities by lymphangiomatous macroglossia was treated by surgical treatment and orthdontic treatment.

http://www.wfosydney.com/abstract/455.asp

Orthognathic (jaw) surgery for the correction of congenital, developmental and acquired oral and maxillofacial deformities
http://www.loyolamedicine.org/Medical_Services/Services_A-Z/...

Prosthodontics deals with replacement of missing teeth and the reconstruction of Oral and Maxillofacial deformities with artificial substitutes.
http://www.fmsdental.com/departments.php

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:06
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English
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1 hr confidence:

facial and dental (deformities)

Explanation:
yes, you'd better call them this way
because in this case (where also facial is specified), dental is used to summarize both maxillo e mandibular regions

please see,
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=30&q="facial...

they are also called

*** dento-facial deformities ***

(but in my h. opinon it's sounds ugly ;)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=30&q="Dento-...

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more in detail

Facial and dental deformities
Orthognathic surgery for facial and dental deformities
Patients with facial and dental deformities benefit from our service known as orthognathic surgery. Orthognathic surgery is used to create straight jaws and will help to correct facial deformities, eating and biting problems as well as speech abnormalities.
http://www.bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk/OMFS/facial_and_dental_d...

M. Pogrel
Students will conduct oral screenings and evaluate patients with dental problems including toothache, oral pathology, dentofacial deformities, temporomandibular joint pathology, and preprosthetic problems. They will learn to give intraoral injections, perform intraoral biopsies, extract simple teeth and assist with more major surgical procedures.
(...)
473. Orthognathic Surgery Seminar. (1 units) Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: Enrollment in oral & max. Seminar 1 hours.
M. Pogrel
Residents will participate in evaluation and defining treatment options for patients with facial and dental deformities.
http://student.ucsf.edu/gencat/OS.HTML

Surgery: Dentists perform more oral surgery than tooth extractions. They also perform surgery to correct facial and dental deformities caused by accident and birth defect.
http://www.manitobadentist.ca/index.cfm?tID=1091

The ADI supports the Thousand Smiles Foundation (a special project of Rotary International) and Health Volunteers Overseas. A result of which hundreds of young children and adults receive free treatment for their facial and dental deformities.
http://www.cornerstonedentalhealth.com/FADI.html

New surgical procedures enable the orthodontist and oral surgeon to work together to correct dentofacial deformities, which were until recently not correctable.
http://www.brooklynbraces.com/ourservices.html

Patients requiring orthognathic surgery commonly have significant facial and dental deformities including severe malocclusion (teeth do not fit together correctly), anterior open bite, posterior open bite, excessive gummy smile, difficulty chewing, lips do not touch unless patient is straining, dry mouth, receding chin, prominent chin, asymmetries from one side of the face to the other, lack of cheekbones, long face syndrome and TMJ pain and headaches.
http://www.kcoralsurgery.com/facialandcosmeticsurgery/Orthog...

and so on...

Mirra_
Italy
Local time: 23:06
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Native speaker of:

Italian