Maxillofacial prosthetist and technologist
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Maxillofacial prosthetist and technologist is the term used in the United Kingdom
for a specialist who delivers facial
, ocular and other prostheses
which restore form and function to the body
.
In the United States
, this specialty is known as anaplastology
.
In the UK, the main governing body for the practice of maxillofacial
prosthetics is the Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Technologists.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
for a specialist who delivers facial
Craniofacial prosthesis
Craniofacial prostheses are prostheses made by individuals trained in anaplastology or maxillofacial prosthodontics who medically help rehabilitate those suffering from facial defects caused by disease , trauma or birth defects...
, ocular and other prostheses
Prosthesis
In medicine, a prosthesis, prosthetic, or prosthetic limb is an artificial device extension that replaces a missing body part. It is part of the field of biomechatronics, the science of using mechanical devices with human muscle, skeleton, and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control...
which restore form and function to the body
Human body
The human body is the entire structure of a human organism, and consists of a head, neck, torso, two arms and two legs.By the time the human reaches adulthood, the body consists of close to 100 trillion cells, the basic unit of life...
.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, this specialty is known as anaplastology
Anaplastology
Anaplastology is a branch of medicine dealing with the prosthetic rehabilitation of an absent, disfigured, or malformed anatomically critical location of the face or body. The term anaplastology was coined by Walter G...
.
In the UK, the main governing body for the practice of maxillofacial
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is surgery to correct a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. It is an internationally recognized surgical specialty...
prosthetics is the Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Technologists.