Orofacial is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Orofacial in a sentence
Orofacial meaning
Of or affecting both the mouth and face.
Using Orofacial
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or affecting both the mouth and face.
- In the example corpus, orofacial often appears in combinations such as: orofacial pain, of orofacial.
Context around Orofacial
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Orofacial
- In this selection, "orofacial" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pain and cleft stand out and add context to how "orofacial" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include academy of orofacial pain and cause of orofacial pain after. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "orofacial" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with orofacial
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
TMD is the second most frequent cause of orofacial pain after dental pain (i.e. toothache ). (16 words)
This classification, which effectively divides TMD into 2 syndromes, is followed by the American Academy of Orofacial Pain. (18 words)
Cleft lip and cleft palate, also known as orofacial cleft, is a group of conditions that includes cleft lip and cleft palate or the two occurring together. (27 words)
James Fricton, an orofacial pain specialist who studies the lack of insurance coverage for TMJ care, said that even though surgery is appropriate for few patients, it is the only treatment covered by most insurance plans in most states. (39 words)
Cleft lip and cleft palate, also known as orofacial cleft, is a group of conditions that includes cleft lip and cleft palate or the two occurring together. (27 words)
This classification, which effectively divides TMD into 2 syndromes, is followed by the American Academy of Orofacial Pain. (18 words)
Example sentences (4)
James Fricton, an orofacial pain specialist who studies the lack of insurance coverage for TMJ care, said that even though surgery is appropriate for few patients, it is the only treatment covered by most insurance plans in most states.
Cleft lip and cleft palate, also known as orofacial cleft, is a group of conditions that includes cleft lip and cleft palate or the two occurring together.
This classification, which effectively divides TMD into 2 syndromes, is followed by the American Academy of Orofacial Pain.
TMD is the second most frequent cause of orofacial pain after dental pain (i.e. toothache ).
Common combinations with orofacial
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- orofacial pain 3×
- of orofacial 2×