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Maxillofacial Conditions
UK sources of information and / or support
British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the mouth, jaws, face and neck. This website is mainly for surgeons but their patient information section has leaflets on:
Apicectomy; Canines; Jaw Joint Problems; Lichen Planus; Mouth Biopsy; Blepharoplasty; Facial Skin Lesions; Suture of Facial Lacerations; Maxillary Osteotomy; Fractured Cheek Bone; Fractured Lower Jaw; Fracture of the Upper Jaw; Fractures of the Nose; Mandibular (lower jaw) Osteotomy; Genioplasty; CT Scan; MRI Scan; Setting Back of Prominent Ears (pinnaplasty or otoplasty); Removal of Submandibular Salivary Gland; Parotid Gland; Sialogram; Oral Cancer Staging; Neck Dissection; Radial Forearm Free Flap; Wisdom Teeth
Addenbrooke's Hospital Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
See their frequently asked questions for a range of information about conditions of the mouth and face.
CLAPA - The Cleft Lip and Palate Association
Information and support for people affected by this condition.
See also our pages on cancer of the mouth and dentistry and orthodontics and facial palsy.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Temporomandibular Joint DisordersPatient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeonsMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Maxillofacial Injuries Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction and Pain SyndromesLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Cancer of the Mouth Facio-Maxillary Conditions Mouth Problems Orthognathic Surgery Parotid Gland Disorders Salivary Gland Problems Temporomandibular Joint ProblemsOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
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