Injury or Poisoning
mandibular fracture
Subclass of:
Jaw Fractures
Definitions related to mandibular fractures:
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(mandible fracture) A traumatic break in the mandibular bone.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(fractured mandible) A partial or complete breakage of the mandible.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Hippocrates described an array of facial injuries as long ago as 400 BCE. In 1823, von Graeffe described the use of an elastic tube placed in the nares to maintain an open airway.WebMD, 2019
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