Oral-facial-digital syndrome is characterized by heterogeneous clinical features involving malformations of the face, oral cavity, and digits. The syndrome has been reported only in women, suggesting that it is lethal…
This case report describes the orthodontic treatment with autotransplantation and bone grafting of the lost maxillary alveolus for a patient injured in a traffic accident. This patient had a severe…
A girl with an Angle Class III malocclusion, anterior and posterior crossbites, a concave profile, and cleft lip and palate sought orthodontic treatment. She was treated with a multidisciplinary therapeutic…
Interdisciplinary treatment was used for an adult patient born with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate. He had a severe maxillary deficiency with a wide cleft involving the alveolar and…
Introduction We evaluated the 3-dimensional craniofacial skeletal and pharyngeal airway morphology in growing patients with and without cleft lip and palate. Methods Our juvenile subjects consisted of 34 girls (ages,…
Introduction In this study, we investigated the association between the severity of alveolar clefts in infants and the succeeding maxillofacial growth in patients affected by complete unilateral cleft lip and…
You have been in practice for about 10 years. Your practice is pretty much like those of your colleagues. You have a good mix of adult and adolescent patients, a…
Introduction Our objective was to study mandibular widening in untreated subjects with hemifacial microsomia. Methods From the 3-dimensional files at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Skane University Hospital…
Introduction Apert syndrome is one of the rarest of the craniosynostosis syndromes. Affected persons have extensive structural and functional impairments, some of which can be life threatening. Management requires team…
Introduction Hemifacial microsomia is the most common congenital craniofacial anomaly after cleft lip and palate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the final outcome of team care for…
