Diseases

Maxillary Fractures

Fractures of the upper jaw.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Fractures of the upper jaw.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Fracture, Maxillary
  • Fractures, Maxillary
  • Maxillary Fracture

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

must be of the MAXILLA, not for "jaws" ( = JAW FRACTURES)

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66

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NLM Classification

WU 610

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Maxillary Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008440. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008440
  2. Maxillary Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54944911