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Also known as upper jaw, upper jawbone
In vertebrates, the maxilla (: maxillae ) is the upper fixed (not fixed in Neopterygii) bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones. In humans, the upper jaw includes the hard palate in the front of the mouth. The two maxillary bones are fused at the intermaxillary suture, forming the anterior nasal spine. This is similar to the mandible (lower jaw), which is also a fusion of two mandibular bones at the mandibular symphysis. The mandible is the movable part of the jaw.
The maxilla is the upper jaw bone in vertebrates, formed when two separate bones fuse together, and in humans it includes the hard palate at the front of the mouth. It matters because it provides the fixed upper structure of the jaw, contrasting with the movable lower jaw (mandible) that allows the mouth to open and close.
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Key facts
- Bone.Name
- Maxilla
- Bone.Latin
- maxilla
- Bone.Image
- Maxilla anterior.png
- Bone.Caption
- Position of the maxilla
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- Maxilla - animation 02.gif
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- Animation of the maxilla
- Bone.Precursor
- First branchial arch
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Research
53,707 papers- Different Interventions for Rehabilitation of the Edentulous Maxilla with Implant-Supported Prostheses: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.The International journal of prosthodontics · 2021Messias A, Nicolau P, Guerra FDOI: 10.11607/ijp.7162
- Evaluation of surgical techniques in survival rate and complications of zygomatic implants for the rehabilitation of the atrophic edentulous maxilla: a systematic review.International journal of implant dentistry · 2023Kämmerer PW, Fan S, Aparicio C et al.DOI: 10.1186/s40729-023-00478-y
- Reexamination of the immature hominid maxilla from Tangier, Morocco.ReviewAmerican journal of physical anthropology · 1993Minugh-Purvis NDOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330920404
- Morphological variation of the Australopithecus afarensis maxilla.Journal of human evolution · 2025Hanegraef H, Spoor FDOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2025.103651
- Zygomatic Implants for the Management of Severe Alveolar Atrophy in the Partial or Completely Edentulous Maxilla.ReviewCompendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995) · 2018Petrungaro PS, Kurtzman GM, Gonzales S et al.
- Managing the severely atrophic maxilla: Farewell to zygomatic implants and extensive augmentations?Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2022Korn P, Gellrich NC, Spalthoff S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.12.007
- Tilted implants in the immediate loading rehabilitation of the maxilla: a systematic review.Journal of dental research · 2012Menini M, Signori A, Tealdo T et al.DOI: 10.1177/0022034512455802
- Relevant anatomic and biomechanical studies for implant possibilities on the atrophic maxilla: critical appraisal and literature review.ReviewJournal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2010Rossetti PH, Bonachela WC, Rossetti LMDOI: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2010.00615.x
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- skull
- Has part
- alveolar process
- Image
- Maxilla inferior animation.gif
- Connects with
- zygomatic bone
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- Commons category
- Maxilla
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C26470
- WordLift URL
- data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/maxilla
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Article · 日本語
上顎骨（じょうがくこつ）（英名・羅名maxilla ）とは、顔面頭蓋を構成する皮骨性由来の骨である。 ヒトの上顎骨は、前顎骨（前上顎骨, 間顎骨）と癒合して顔面の中心において大部分をなし、左右対称に1対存在し、正中で縫合している骨である。上顎骨は下顎骨を除いた顔面頭蓋骨の中で最も大きく、上顎の大部分を占める。上顎骨には上顎の歯牙が釘植されており、左右の頬骨と繋がり、硬口蓋前部と鼻腔側壁および鼻腔底、眼窩底を形づくるものである。 上顎骨を構成するものは上顎骨体（上顎体）とそれに付随する前頭突起、頬骨突起、口蓋突起、歯槽突起の4つの骨突起である。
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