maxillofacial prosthesis

Preferred Label : maxillofacial prosthesis;

MeSH definition : A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the maxilla, mandible, and face, missing as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery. When the prosthesis replaces portions of the mandible only, it is referred to as MANDIBULAR PROSTHESIS.;

MeSH synonym : maxillofacial prostheses; prosthesis, maxillofacial; prostheses, maxillofacial;

MeSH hyponym : maxillary prosthesis; Maxillary Prostheses; Prostheses, Maxillary; Prosthesis, Maxillary;

MeSH annotation : maxillo- here may be either jaw but MANDIBULAR PROSTHESIS is also available; not for outer ear replacements ( EAR, EXTERNAL (IM) PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS (IM) ) or nose replacements ( NOSE (IM) PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS (IM) );

Details

Origin ID

D008447;

UMLS CUI

C0024962;

Allowable qualifiers
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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Maxillofacial prosthesis (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Maxillofacial prosthesis feature (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Maxillofacial prosthesis finding (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Maxillofacial prosthesis present (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- maxillary prosthesis [MeSH concept]
- maxillofacial prosthesis [MeSH concept]
See also
- mandibular prosthesis [MeSH Descriptor]
- maxillofacial prosthesis implantation [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Maxillofacial prosthesis (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]

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