designating, of, or near the jaw or jawbone, esp. the upper one; relating to a maxilla or maxillae
nounWord forms: pluralˈmaxilˌlaries
2.
a maxillary bone; maxilla
Word origin
L maxillaris
maxillary in American English
(ˈmæksəˌleri, mækˈsɪləri) (nounplural -laries)
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla
noun
2.
a maxilla or maxillary bone
Word origin
[1620–30; maxill(a) + -ary]This word is first recorded in the period 1620–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: contact, headline, hotbed, plug, settlement-ary is a suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Classical and Medieval Latin,on adjectives (elementary; honorary; stationary; tributary), personal nouns (actuary; notary; secretary), or nouns denoting objects, esp. receptacles or places (library; rosary; glossary). The suffix has the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent namedby the base; it is productive in English, sometimes with the additional senses “contributingto,” “for the purpose of,” and usually forming adjectives. Other words that use theaffix -ary include: complimentary, inflationary, revolutionary, visionary
Examples of 'maxillary' in a sentence
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The tooth that showed the greatest difference in tooth dimension was maxillary lateral incisor.
Antun Vidaković, Daša Nikolov Borić, Senka Meštrović, Sandra Anić-Milošević 2018, 'Mesiodistal and Buccolingual Dimensions in Croatian Orthodontic Hypodontia Patients‘Teeth', Acta Stomatologica Croaticahttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/287952. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Samples in this study were 20 non-carious primary maxillary incisors.
Asmaraningtyas Asmaraningtyas, Ismu Suharsono Suwelo, Heriandi Sutadi 2015, 'PERBEDAAN KANDUNGAN FLUOR PADA EMAIL GIGI SULUNG YANG DITUMPAT SEMEN IONOMER KACAKONVENSIONAL DAN SEMEN IONOMER KACA VISKOSITAS TINGGI EVALUASI ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAYSPECTROPHOTOMETRY (Laporan Penelitian)', Journal of Dentistry Indonesiahttp://jdentistry.ui.ac.id/index.php/JDI/article/view/603. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sixty caries-free human maxillary incisors were used.
İhsan Yikilgan, Nagihan Guven, Cemile Kedıcı Alp, Emre Tokar, Ozgur Topuz, HanifeKamak 2017, 'Efficacy of Palatal Applications on Fracture Resistance of Reattached Maxillary CentralIncisors: An In Vitro Study', Applied Bionics and Biomechanicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9124545. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Maxillary sinus malignancy may be presented with unspecific symptoms mimicking sinusitis or dental pain.
Omid Mahdavi, Najmehalsadat Boostani, Sharareh Karimi, Adel Tabesh 2013, 'Intraoral mass presenting as maxillary sinus carcinoma: a case report.', Journal of Dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Scienceshttp://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/577. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
After radiographic evaluation, involvement of the maxillary sinus was detected.
Marta Rabello Piva, Thiago de Santana Santos, Paulo Ricardo Saquete Martins Filho,Paulo Nand Kumar, Liane Maciel Almeida Souza, Luiz Carlos Ferreira da Silva 2011, 'Papiloma invertido (Papiloma Schneideriano) com envolvimento da cavidade oral: relatode caso incomum Inverted papilloma (Schneiderian papilloma) with involvement of theoral cavity: report of an unusual case', Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962011000400025. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Correlations were found to be weak (r 0.07-0.29) between maxillary and mandibular arches.
Karthik Anchala, Ramasubbareddy Challa, Yamini Vadaganadham, Rekhalakshmi Kamatham,Vemula Deepak, Sivakumar Nuvvula 2016, 'Assessment of dental caries in primary dentition employing caries assessment spectrumand treatment index', Journal of Orofacial Scienceshttp://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2016;volume=8;issue=2;spage=115;epage=119;aulast=Anchala. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this study, five maxillary brackets of an arch of each type were used.
Ajith R Pillai, Anil Gangadharan, Satheesh Kumar, Anwar Shah 2014, 'Comparison of the frictional resistance between archwire and different bracket system:An in vitro study', Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Scienceshttp://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2014;volume=6;issue=5;spage=150;epage=155;aulast=Pillai. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient underwent right orbital exenteration, uncinectomy, nasal and maxillary mucosal biopsy.
Chin Pei Siuw, Siow W Tan, Adrena B Abdul Wahid, Suresh Vasudevan 2016, 'Secondary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the orbit', Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2016;volume=64;issue=3;spage=238;epage=241;aulast=Siuw. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Of these, the nasal cavity and/or maxillary sinus were enlarged in 28 cases.
Li-Bo Dai, Shui-Hong Zhou, Ling-Xiang Ruan, Zhou-Jun Zheng 2012, 'Correlation of computed tomography with pathological features in angiomatous nasalpolyps.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3534041?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The following report describes the management of severe anterior open bite following maxillary distraction.
N K Koteswara Prasad, Syed Altaf Hussain, Arun B Chitharanjan, Jyotsna Murthy 2015, 'Management of post midface distraction occlusal discrepancy using temporary anchoragedevices in a cleft patient', Indian Journal of Plastic Surgeryhttp://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2015;volume=48;issue=1;spage=89;epage=91;aulast=Koteswara. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)