"Retrognathia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A physical misalignment of the upper (maxilla) and lower (mandibular) jaw bones in which either or both recede relative to the frontal plane of the forehead.
| Descriptor ID |
D063173
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.500.460.827 C05.660.207.540.460.827 C07.320.440.827 C07.320.610.827 C07.650.500.460.827 C16.131.621.207.540.460.827 C16.131.850.500.460.827
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| Concept/Terms |
Maxillary Retroposition- Maxillary Retroposition
- Maxillary Retropositions
- Retroposition, Maxillary
- Retropositions, Maxillary
Maxillary Retrusion- Maxillary Retrusion
- Maxillary Retrusions
- Retrusion, Maxillary
- Retrusions, Maxillary
Mandibular Retroposition- Mandibular Retroposition
- Mandibular Retropositions
- Retroposition, Mandibular
- Retropositions, Mandibular
Mandibular Retrusion- Mandibular Retrusion
- Mandibular Retrusions
- Retrusion, Mandibular
- Retrusions, Mandibular
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Sequelae and complications of the intraoral sagittal osteotomy in the mandibular rami. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1971 Aug; 32(2):176-92.