Mammals with flexible, motile noses that can “sniff” are in the group Theria (right side of pink dot). As species’ ancestors accumulated more physical and genetic differences (increasingly younger ...

A technique using umbilical cord blood stem cells could be a promising new approach for repair of cleft palate in infants, reports a paper in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, published in the ...

The maxilla is a bone which helps to make up the skull. It is specifically located in the mid face, forms the upper jaw, separates the nasal and oral cavities, and contains the maxillary sinuses ...

The face is one of the most distinctive features of vertebrates, diverged widely among species while maintaining a highly complex anatomical structure. Notably, mammals have a “nose” that can actively ...

An x-ray of the man's mouth taken a couple years earlier did not show any aggressive alveolar bone destruction or bone loss. The most recent x-ray showed geographic bony destruction of the upper jaw ...

A technique using umbilical cord blood stem cells could be a promising new approach for repair of cleft palate in infants, researcher report. A technique using umbilical cord blood stem cells could be ...

In the surgical treatment of head and neck cancers, oftentimes the removal of cosmetically and/or functionally important structures is integral in achieving cure. These structures can include the ...

Jim Kelly announced today he has cancer in his upper-jaw bone and will have surgery Friday at Erie County Medical Center. The Buffalo News reached out to specialists in the field for insight into the ...