Category: M

Vestibular incision. An incision made in the mucobuccal fold.  

The cul‐de‐sac formed where the mucous membrane is reflected from the mandible or maxilla to form the cheek. The line of flexure where the oral mucosa passes from the maxilla or mandible to the cheek; the vestibule.  

Maxillary sinus hypoplasia.  

Mesenchymal stem cell.  

Magnetic resonance imaging.  

Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome.  

Mesenchymal progenitor cell.  

Megapascal.  

A prosthesis that is held in position by the teeth and used by a disabled person to perform certain functions (e.g., as a rod for the purposes of pointing).  

Restoration of the form and function of the masticatory apparatus to as near normal as possible.