Category: Health
Created by: KBDean
Number of Blossarys: 1
Inadequate growth in an anterior direction; usually seen in cleft palate and cleft lip; mandibular excess appearance.
The sum of the ages of all the persons in a group, divided by the total number of persons in that group.
Dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy.
1. Relating to orthognathia. 2. Having a face without projecting jaw, one with a gnathic index less than 98. 3. Having a normal relationship of the jaws.
Abnormal or inappropriate sensations in an organ, part, or area of the skin, as of burning, prickling, tingling, etc.
A procedure designed for skeletal transverse widening of the basal maxilla, the palate, and the dental arch.
A medical research study in which the medical records of groups of individuals who are alike in many ways but differ by a certain characteristic are compared for a particular outcome.