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The '''maxilla''' is the paired midface bone: nose base, upper teeth, most of the [[orbit]] floor, and the front of the hard palate. Looksmaxxing “maxilla” talk is almost always '''projection and width''' — a recessed maxilla reads as a long philtrum, a hanging alar base, flat cheeks, and a nose that looks bigger than it is. | The '''maxilla''' is the paired midface bone: nose base, upper teeth, most of the [[orbit]] floor, and the front of the hard palate.<ref name="gray">{{cite book |author=Henry Gray |title=Gray's Anatomy |edition=20th American |year=1918 |publisher=Lea & Febiger |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray%27s_Anatomy |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> Looksmaxxing “maxilla” talk is almost always '''projection and width''' — a recessed maxilla reads as a long philtrum, a hanging alar base, flat cheeks, and a nose that looks bigger than it is. | ||
It is not the mandible. [[Bimaxillary osteotomy]] moves both. | It is not the mandible. [[Bimaxillary osteotomy]] moves both. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:10, 11 September 2026
 Facial bones, anterior (maxilla is the midface block)
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The maxilla is the paired midface bone: nose base, upper teeth, most of the orbit floor, and the front of the hard palate.[1] Looksmaxxing “maxilla” talk is almost always projection and width — a recessed maxilla reads as a long philtrum, a hanging alar base, flat cheeks, and a nose that looks bigger than it is.
It is not the mandible. Bimaxillary osteotomy moves both.
What sits on it
- Piriform aperture (nose hole)
- Anterior nasal spine
- Alveolar process (teeth)
- Palatine process — meets its twin at the midpalatal suture
- Zygomatic process — toward the cheek
- Infraorbital foramen and orbital floor
Scene metrics
A “compact midface” is often a short vertical maxilla plus good projection. Width is bizygomatic more than the maxilla alone. Palate expansion tries to split the midpalatal suture; adult cases are orthodontic/surgical, not a TikTok screw.
Gallery
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Anterior facial skeleton -
Gray 160 — maxilla -
Gray 167 — palatine articulated with maxilla -
Gray 196 — nasal cavity (maxilla is the floor)
Images from Wikimedia Commons via InstantCommons.
See also
References
Anatomy condensed from standard craniofacial descriptions (CC BY-SA Wikipedia Maxilla, retrieved 2026-09-10).
- ↑ Henry Gray. Gray's Anatomy. 20th American ed. Lea & Febiger. 1918. Retrieved 11 September 2026.