Right maxilla

Looks like

The upper jawbone, a paired bone forming the middle of the face: the upper tooth ridge, most of the hard palate and the floor of each eye socket.

What it does

Holds the upper teeth, shapes the cheek and nose side and contains the largest air sinus (maxillary sinus).

Keeping it well

Breaks in facial trauma (Le Fort fractures). Upper tooth roots sit next to the sinus, so tooth infections can spread to it and vice versa.

Related conditions

• Achondroplasia
• Acromegaly
• Brain abscess
• Fractures
• Fragility fracture
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)
• Osteomalacia & rickets
• Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
• Osteoporosis
• Paget's disease of bone
• Sarcoma
• Traumatic brain injury (moderate to severe)
• Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies
• Vitamin D deficiency