Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Define the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery. correct answers Oral and maxillofacial surgery is involved in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects affecting the hard and soft tissues of the head and neck region Describe the role of an oral surgery assist...

Lips correct answers Also known as labia, helps with facial expressions, food retention and mastication. Teeth correct answers Deciduous (baby teeth) and permanents. Each individual tooth is embedded in a socket of the________ ________ of each jaw. correct answers Alveolar process. Palate c...

Surgical treatment of which anatomical area might result in a postoperative complication of malocclusion? orbit jaw palate nose correct answers jaw what is the most common type of mid facial fracture and is also known as a transverse maxillary fracture? correct answers LeFort I tapping of ...

CT scan correct answers best view for bony structures in a series of views/planes MRI scan correct answers best view for soft tissue and congenital defects in a series of view/planes panoramic x-ray correct answers one X-ray with excellent view of all the alveolar processes and mandible wat...

Chisel correct answers The surgical instrument used for cutting or severing the tooth and bone structure Elevator correct answers The surgical instrument used to reflect and retract the periodontal ligament and periosteum Hard tissue impaction correct answers What a tooth is partially to fully...