Macrognathism
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Macrognathism is an abnormally large or protruding jaw. The opposite condition is called micrognathia.
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Causes
- Heredity{{cn|date=April 2019}}
- Pituitary gigantism{{cn|date=April 2019}}
- Paget's disease of bone{{cn|date=April 2019}}
- Acromegaly{{cite book |title=Principles and Practice of Surgery |date=2018 |publisher=Elsevier |pages=351–374 |edition=7}}
- Fetal alcohol syndrome{{cite book |title=Clinical Neurotoxicology: Syndromes, Substances, Environments |date=2009 |publisher=Saunders |pages=329–227}}
- Leontiasis ossea{{cn|date=April 2019}}
- Cleidocranial dysplasia