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adj. [L. extra, outside; os, mouth]Away from or beyond the mouth.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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extraoral — Outside of the oral cavity; external to the oral cavity. In its usual use it also includes anything external to the lips and cheeks. * * * ex·tra·oral ȯr əl, ōr əl, är əl adj situated or occurring outside the mouth <an extraoral abscess>… … Medical dictionary
extraoral — adj. (Dentistry) outside of the mouth … English contemporary dictionary
extraoral anchorage — an orthodontic anchorage in which the resistance unit is outside of the oral cavity, the force being transmitted to the teeth by means of headgear attached to the teeth. Called also extramaxillary a … Medical dictionary
extraoral appliance — an orthodontic appliance using a resistance unit outside of the oral cavity; see under anchorage … Medical dictionary
extraoral force — force applied by orthodontic anchorage units (calvarial, occipital, or cervical) outside the oral cavity … Medical dictionary
extraoral tracing — a tracing of mandibular movements made outside the oral cavity … Medical dictionary
extraoral photograph — n. (Dentistry) photographs of the face … English contemporary dictionary
anclaje extraoral — Anclaje ortodóncico que se sitúa fuera de la boca, que normalmente une las fijaciones dentales a un filamento, y que se fija mediante una goma elástica a una cubierta o estribo cervical y a otro dispositivo extraoral. Diccionario Mosby Medicina,… … Diccionario médico
aparato ortodóncico extraoral cervical de Kloehn — Dispositivo de tracción cervical extraoral para corregir o mejorar la maloclusión. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
dispositivo ortodóncico extraoral — Dispositivo fijado a una parte de la cara, cuello, espalda o cabeza, que ejerce tracción sobre los dientes o mandíbulas, para cambiar las posiciones relativas de los dientes. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud,… … Diccionario médico
