maxillofacial
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of maxillofacial
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Her face and teeth were agony and she discovered later from a maxillofacial surgeon, that he had knocked her vagus nerve out of place.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
"Third-molar surgery is a multibillion-dollar industry that generates significant income for the dental profession, particularly oral and maxillofacial surgeons," Friedman writes.
From Salon ● May 7, 2024
On the Channel 4 programme Embarrassing Bodies, she watched the maxillofacial surgeon Keith Altman transform the face of a transgender patient.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2020
Guralnick was born in 1943 and grew up in Boston, where his father was chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2020
Bill Baker, whose tying goal against Sweden in round-robin play made the rest of the miracle possible, recently retired after 25 years as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Minnesota.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2020
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