Oral Maxillofacial Anatomy
This facial bone is the largest and strongest.
What is the mandible?
This type of sterile drape is commonly used for oral and maxillofacial procedures.
What is a U-Drape?
The narrow, double-angled retractor frequently used to retract the cheek and tongue.
What is the Minnesota?
This is the most common position for patients undergoing oral and maxillofacial procedures.
What is supine with arms tucked at sides?
This countable sponge is used in oral procedures to prevent bond or tooth fragments and other foreign matter from becoming lodged in the pharynx.
What is a throat pack?
These teeth are located in the center front of the mouth.
What are incisors?
This midface fracture involves the highest portion of the midface and present the most extensive damage.
What is Le Fort III?
To reduce the torque pressure on screws this is done.
What is tapping of bone?
Along with suction, this is used any time the dental drill is used during odontectomy.
What is irrigation?
This procedure is performed for removal of impacted wisdom teeth.
What is odontectomy?
This muscle attaches to the coronoid process of the ramus.
What is temporalis?
This diameter fixation screw would most likely be used for a facture of the Mandible.
What is 4.0 mm?
Strands of wire are used to attach arch bars to the upper and lower jaw and cut, pre-stretched and cut to this length.
What is 10 cm?
This cranial nerve must be protected when preauricular and submandibular incisions are made.
What is the VII (seventh)?
Coral is classified as this type of graft material.
What is xenograft?
This bone contributes to the posterior and inferior portion of the nasal septum.
What is the Vomer?
This radiographic techniques or views shows the alveolar processes, mandible, posterior maxillary sinuses, and the zygomas.
What is Panoramic?
These three configurations are fixation plates for maxillofacial fracture reduction.
What is Y, L, and H?
This procedure involves splitting the lower jaw into three parts.
What is Orthognathic?
This instrument must accompany the patient to the PACU who has undergone maxillomandibular fixation.
What are wire cutters?
The mandible articulates with the following part of the temporal bone to form the temporomandibular joint.
What is the Glenoid Fossa?
This may be used as permanent support on top of the orbital floor following fixation of a fracture.
What is silastic sheeting?
This is the sequence of steps for plate fixation.
What is place plate, drill one hole at a time, measure with depth gauge, tap, insert screw, and repeat steps for remaining holes.
To reduce an airway fire these two things are used in maxillofacial procedures.
What is a closed ventilation system and special endotracheal tube?
This type of midfacial fracture is known as a transverse maxillary fracture that is most common.
What is Le Fort I?