maxillofacial prosthetics


max·il·lo·fa·cial pros·thet·ics

that branch of dentistry that provides prostheses or devices to treat or restore tissues of the stomatognathic system and associated facial structures that have been affected by disease, injury, surgery, or congenital defect, to provide all possible function and esthetics.

max·il·lo·fa·cial pros·thet·ics

(mak-silō-fāshăl prosthetiks) Branch of dentistry that provides prostheses or devices to treat or restore tissues of the stomatognathic system and associated facial structures that have been affected by disease, injury, surgery, or congenital defect to provide all possible function and esthetics.