"Facial Bones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid (HYOID BONE), palatine (HARD PALATE), and zygomatic (ZYGOMA) bones, MANDIBLE, and MAXILLA, others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p113)
| Descriptor ID |
D005147
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.324
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| Concept/Terms |
Facial Bones- Facial Bones
- Bone, Facial
- Bones, Facial
- Facial Bone
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Facial Bones" by people in Profiles.
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Rao SM, Knott PD, Sweeny L, Domack A, Tang A, Patel R, Pittman AL, Gardner JR, Moreno MA, Sunde J, Cave TB, Knight ND, Greene B, Pipkorn P, Joshi AS, Thakkar P, Ji K, Yang S, Chang BA, Wax MK, Thomas CM. Microvascular Free Flap Outcomes in Maxillectomy Defects from Invasive Fungal Sinusitis. Laryngoscope. 2024 04; 134(4):1642-1647.
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Swendseid BP, Roden DF, Vimawala S, Richa T, Sweeny L, Goldman RA, Luginbuhl A, Heffelfinger RN, Khanna S, Curry JM. Virtual Surgical Planning in Subscapular System Free Flap Reconstruction of Midface Defects. Oral Oncol. 2020 02; 101:104508.
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Hindin DI, Muetterties CE, Lee JC, Kumar A, Kawamoto HK, Bradley JP. Internal Distraction Resulted in Improved Patient-Reported Outcomes for Midface Hypoplasia. J Craniofac Surg. 2018 Jan; 29(1):139-143.
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Kasi SK, Larson J, Stewart JM. Purtscher's Retinopathy. Ophthalmology. 2017 07; 124(7):1047.
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Severson MA, Bell RS, Armonda RA. Triage and management of cranial injuries. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2013 Mar; 21(1):105-15.
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Tantawi D, Armonda R, Valerio I, Kumar AR. Management of decompressive craniectomy defects: modern military treatment strategies. J Craniofac Surg. 2012 Nov; 23(7 Suppl 1):2042-5.
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K?hne CA, Krueger C, Homann M, Mohr C, Ruchholtz S. [Epidemiology and management in emergency room patients with maxillofacial fractures]. Mund Kiefer Gesichtschir. 2007 Sep; 11(4):201-8.
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Saigal K, Winokur RS, Finden S, Taub D, Pribitkin E. Use of three-dimensional computerized tomography reconstruction in complex facial trauma. Facial Plast Surg. 2005 Aug; 21(3):214-20.
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Chan I, McGrath JA, Kivirikko S. Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome and the tail of p63. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2005 Mar; 30(2):183-6.
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Ponsell MR. Assessing facial fractures in the emergency department. JAAPA. 2003 May; 16(5):43-4, 47-50, 69.