Every instance of agenesis of a tooth represents an inborn error in dentogenesis. Just as current knowledge of metabolic and regulatory roles of essential molecules has been shaped partly by…
Oligodontia has been reported to be the most or one of the most common developmental dental anomalies. The severity and pattern of oligodontia has been shown to affect craniofacial morphology,…
This Atlas has tried to convey the guiding principles governing the use of dental implants in young patients and to catalogue the treatment of a wide variety of conditions in…
This issue is dedicated to our own children, Kinga, Enikő, Hunor, Hayley, Nicholas, and Brittany, and to all those other children and parents who have enabled us to write this…
Long-bone distraction osteogenesis as developed by Ilizarov, Codvilla, and others used a circumferential distraction device that provided controlled linear bone elongation. The distraction device could be applied directly parallel to…
After approximately 10 years of clinical practice, alveolar distraction osteogenesis has evolved in reconstruction of the jaw and alveolus into three options: (1) definitive alveolar distraction osteogenesis—used to finalize reconstruction…
Maxillary and mandibular widening Mandibular-maxillary deficiency is one of the most common dentofacial deformities. This problem can present in the three dimensions of space: (1) anteroposterior, (2) vertical, and (3) transverse….
Although distraction osteogenesis (DO) of the midface in theory is no different from DO performed at other sites, the surgical application of DO in the midfacial region is different. As…
The mandible is a unique intramembranous bone that crosses the facial midline terminating in fibrocartilage-covered joints articulating against the cranial base. The basal portion of the mandible—the condylar neck, ramus,…
