maxillary protraction
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Related to maxillary protraction: Rapid Maxillary Expansion
max·il·lar·y pro·trac·tion
a type of facial anomaly in which the subnasion lies anterior to the orbital plane.
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max·il·lar·y pro·trac·tion
(maksi-lar-ē prō-trakshŭn)Facial anomaly in which subnasion lies anterior to the orbital plane.
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