either of two bones situated in the upper jaw between the maxillary bones
Derived forms
premaxillary (ˌpremaxˈillary)
adjective
Examples of 'premaxillae' in a sentence
premaxillae
For bilateral cleft models, the most prominent feature was the seriously contracted alveolar arch and curved and pitched premaxillae.
Xiangyou Luo, Hanyao Huang, Xing Yin, Bing Shi, Jingtao Li 2019, 'Functional stability analyses of maxillofacial skeleton bearing cleft deformities',Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-019-40478-w. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patients' facial structures improved, their premaxillae were positioned more superiorly, and normal inclination of the incisors was achieved.
Shinji Kobayashi, MD, Takashi Hirakawa, DDS, Toshihiko Fukawa, DDS, Toshihiko Satake,MD, Jiro Maegawa, MD 2017, 'Synchronous Premaxillary Osteotomy with Primary Cheiloplasty for BCLP Patients withProtrusion of the Premaxillae', Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Openhttp://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001402. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)