Oral and maxillofacial surgeons play an important role in the treatment of patients in wartime, because many wounded individuals suffer from injuries in the facial area, maxillofacial surgeons represent a…
Management of craniosynostosis is based on early surgical correction including synostotic sutures liberation and orbit-cranial remodeling. The introduction of resorbable fixation methods has become the state of art in this…
Background and objectives : A zygomatic fracture is one of the most common types of maxillofacial injuries. A lot of controversies are present regarding the surgical approaches, reduction and amount…
Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a craniofacial anomaly characterized by the unilateral underdevelopment of the structures that originate from the first and second branchial arches. The asymmetry involves the mandible, ear,…
Background : The possible sequelae of maxillary osteotomies are numerous. High Le Fort and pyramidal osteotomies can be susceptible to nasolacrimal duct injury, hemorrhage and blindness. High Le Fort I…
Objective : To evaluate whether there is any remodeling of bone at infraorbital rim following maxillary distraction osteogenesis (DO) at Le Fort-I level. Design : A total of 12 North…
Background : The anterior plagiocephaly may lead to an important aesthetic variation in the frontal aspect of the cranium, also can affect the occipital section as part of a compensatory…
Introduction : The fusion of the metopic suture, produces an aesthetic alteration of the anterior aspect of the frontal bone. Many surgical techniques have been described for its solution; we…
Distraction osteogenesis of the mid-face alleviates the requirements of substantial autogenous bone grafts and donor site morbidity and alleviates the restriction of the soft-tissue envelope in gaining advancement of the…
Background and objectives : Craniosynostosis is a congenital disorder in which one or more cranial sutures are closed prematurely. Therapy consists of an endoscopic assisted repair of craniosynostosis and postoperative…
