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  2. Jaw abnormality - Wikipedia

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    The palate will fuse with the medial nasal process to form the roof of the mouth in order to complete the developmental process. [12] However, if this process is incomplete that is when developmental defect occur. [46] Initially, it is just a common oro-nasal cavity within the embryo with nothing to separate the nose and mouth cavity. [46]

  3. Osteomyelitis of the jaws - Wikipedia

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    The signs and symptoms depend upon the type of OM, and may include: Pain, which is severe, throbbing and deep-seated and often radiates along the nerve pathways. Initially fistula are not present. Headache or facial pain, as in the descriptive former term "neuralgia-inducing" (cavitational osteonecrosis). Fibromyalgia. Chronic fatigue syndrome ...

  4. Cemento-osseous dysplasia - Wikipedia

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    Other symptoms may include hypoesthesia, paresthesia, and discomfort. [3] In rare instances, patients may experience associated facial swelling with the presence or absence of pain due to concurrent infection. [4] Patients experiencing symptoms also tend to be older and have the periapical form of cemento-osseous dysplasia. [3]

  5. Central giant-cell granuloma - Wikipedia

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    Central giant-cell granuloma (CGCG) is a localised benign condition of the jaws.It is twice as common in females and is more likely to occur before age 30. Central giant-cell granulomas are more common in the anterior mandible, often crossing the midline and causing painless swellings.

  6. Orofacial myofunctional disorders - Wikipedia

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    OMD are patterns involving oral and/or orofacial musculature that interferes with normal growth, development, or function of structures, or calls attention to itself. OMD are found in both children and adults. OMD that are commonly seen in children include tongue thrust that is also known as swallowing with an anterior tongue posture. OMD also ...

  7. Craniosynostosis - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of increased intracranial pressure – such as headache and vomiting – should be questioned after. [32] [33] An elevation of ICP can be present in 4 to 20% of the children where only a single suture is affected. [32] [33] The incidence of ICP in children with more than one suture involved can be as high as 62%. [56]

  8. Student, 19, Has Jaw Wired Shut After Fracturing It on a ...

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    A college student had to have her jaw wired shut and live off a liquid diet after the popular jawbreaker candy lived up to its name, fracturing her jaw in two places.. Javeria Wasim, 19, says she ...

  9. Cysts of the jaws - Wikipedia

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    Cysts of the jaws are cysts—pathological epithelial-lined cavities filled with fluid or soft material—occurring on the bones of the jaws, the mandible and maxilla.Those are the bones with the highest prevalence of cysts in the human body, due to the abundant amount of epithelial remnants that can be left in the bones of the jaws.