maxillofacial
adjective
max·il·lo·fa·cial mak-ˌsi-(ˌ)lō-ˈfā-shəl 
ˌmak-sə-(ˌ)lō-
: of, relating to, or treating the maxilla and the face
maxillofacial surgeons
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Looking at 2020 to 2021, oral and maxillofacial surgeons have experienced the largest year-over-year growth in pay, 32.5%, from $234,990 in May 2020 to $311,460 in May 2021. 
Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Freedom Pointe will include 402 apartments and townhomes, affiliates in oral and maxillofacial surgery and a hotel, according to the township. Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022 That’s because people who are under stress or have anxiety can develop parafunctional habits, Robert S. Glickman, D.M.D., chair and professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the NYU College of Dentistry, tells SELF. Korin Miller, SELF, 20 Oct. 2020 Jakobsen had been woken up by doctors of the Sosnowiec hospital on Friday afternoon after undergoing five hours of maxillofacial surgery on Thursday night. Danielle Rossingh, CNN, 10 Aug. 2020 Firlit was a senior resident in the oral maxillofacial surgery program at Ascension Macomb Hospital. Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2020 And as jaw-dropping as the body control is, there's a less desirable maxillofacial sensation over rough pavement, which will set your teeth chattering. Jared Gall, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2020 Researchers recruited 10 maxillofacial surgeons to diagnose facial deformity in 66 portraits of 15 members of the Habsburg dynasty. Fox News, 4 Dec. 2019 In private practice for the last nine years with offices near Midway Airport and in south suburban Homewood, Alexander Katsnelson said the Lincolnshire facility will be the main office for his practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2019 See More
Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Freedom Pointe will include 402 apartments and townhomes, affiliates in oral and maxillofacial surgery and a hotel, according to the township. Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022 That’s because people who are under stress or have anxiety can develop parafunctional habits, Robert S. Glickman, D.M.D., chair and professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the NYU College of Dentistry, tells SELF. Korin Miller, SELF, 20 Oct. 2020 Jakobsen had been woken up by doctors of the Sosnowiec hospital on Friday afternoon after undergoing five hours of maxillofacial surgery on Thursday night. Danielle Rossingh, CNN, 10 Aug. 2020 Firlit was a senior resident in the oral maxillofacial surgery program at Ascension Macomb Hospital. Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2020 And as jaw-dropping as the body control is, there's a less desirable maxillofacial sensation over rough pavement, which will set your teeth chattering. Jared Gall, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2020 Researchers recruited 10 maxillofacial surgeons to diagnose facial deformity in 66 portraits of 15 members of the Habsburg dynasty. Fox News, 4 Dec. 2019 In private practice for the last nine years with offices near Midway Airport and in south suburban Homewood, Alexander Katsnelson said the Lincolnshire facility will be the main office for his practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
maxilla + -o- + facial entry 1
First Known Use
circa 1923, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
maxillofacial
adjective
max·il·lo·fa·cial -ˈfā-shəl
: of, relating to, treating, or affecting the maxilla and the face
maxillofacial surgery