The human skull has many components. In fact, in an average adult human, the skull combines 22 bones. One of these bones is the mandible, more commonly known as the lower jaw. Recognized as one of the ...

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are conditions of the jaw muscles, temporomandibular joints, and the nerves linked to ...

Robin sequence is characterized by micrognathia, glossoptosis, and often cleft palate, leading to airway obstruction and feeding challenges.

A routine street food stop in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, turned into a terrifying ordeal when a woman’s jaw dislocated while ...

Craniofacial syndromes are deformities in the growth of the head and facial bones. These deformities are usually congenital, meaning babies have them at birth. Some of the craniofacial syndromes we ...

A team of researchers from Belgium and the Netherlands has replaced a patient’s lower jaw with a 3D printed model. After an 83-year old woman was diagnosed with progressive osteomyelitis, an infection ...

Orthognathic surgery is a procedure that lines up your upper and lower jaw. It’s also called corrective jaw surgery. It’s a complex surgery and recovery can be long, but getting it can help you sleep ...

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In March 2016, a 49-year-old female patient presents to the clinic's Oral Surgery Unit with significant mouth pain associated with exposed bone in the body of her lower jaw. She notes that three teeth ...