Craniosynostosis is a disease characterized by the early closure of one or more cranial sutures associated to a perpendicular deformity to the suture from overgrowth. It can be found isolated…
Introduction: The skeletal craniofacial morphology is the functional reflection of nearby structures and functional conditions to which it is subjected. Obstruction of the upper airway is common in children and…
Adequate surgical correction requires an individually staged strategy with respect to severity of the deformity, age and development of the patient. Frontofacial distraction techniques have been recommended for that purpose….
Introduction: The cranial base is a “constructional template” for facial development, normal or abnormal. Craniofacial synostosis involves abnormalities of the sutures of the cranium, the face, and the growth centers…
Coronoid hyperplasia is a rare condition that is characterized by enlargement of the coronoid process. It causes painless progressive limitation of the mouth opening because of the impaction of the…
Mandibular tumors are rare in the pediatric population, and their management depends on multiple factors such as patient age, type and size of the tumor, biological behavior and compromise of…
Introduction: Secondary autogenous cancellous bone grafting is a widely used method for the treatment of alveolar clefts and oronasal fistulae. However, failure of iliac bone grafting sometimes occurs due to…
Introduction: Following a fronto-orbital or monobloc advancement in infancy, further mid-facial deficiency is usually corrected by a Le Fort III advancement (now often with distraction techniques: external and internal). The…
Introduction: The spectrum of craniofacial microsomia ranges from mild unilateral mandibular hypoplasia to gross facial asymmetry involving hypoplasia of the temporo-zygomatico-orbital complex, masticatory muscles and mandibular condyle/ramus unit together with…
Introduction: Maxillary hypoplasia is the most frequent seen skeletal malformation in repaired cleft patients, which can be translated into the number of Le Fort I osteotomies (LFI) performed. Aim of…
Aim: To present the outcome of the management of 40 neonatal, infant and young children with micrognathia and severe upper airway obstruction who have undergone mandibular distraction. Background: Infants and…
Aim: Patients with syndromic craniosynostosis often suffer from shallow orbits due to midface hypoplasia. The present study aims to evaluate quantitatively the influence of Le Fort III advancement on orbital…
Objective: To investigate the method that application of septal cartilage in unilateral nasal deformity. Methods: During the period between 2009.09 and 2010.04, totally 18 unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity had…
Purpose: Of 3518 patients, 2777 presented with a soft palate cleft (sP). Intravelar veloplasty (Kriens, 1969) (Type I) was used until 1987. This was modified according to anatomical defects (Bütow…
Introduction: Midfacial hypoplasia has been traditionally treated with Le Fort III advancement osteotomies and bone grafts. Early intervention is often indicated in cases of upper respiratory obstruction and severe proptosis….
Purpose: Propose an original surgical technique for mucosal closure of retro pre maxillo-palatine cleft in childrens and adults with sequelae of this pathology. Material and methods: In a review of…
Objectives: The aim of our study is to provide speech outcomes for 10-year experience with two-flap palatoplasty by a single surgeon. Material and method: A total of 494 palatoplasties were…
Objective: To observe the clinical treatment effects of decompression or suction drainage in the treatment of large jaw odontogenic cystic lesions. Methods: 24 cases of large odontogenic cystic lesions of…
Alveolar bone grafting is an integral part of the surgical management of oral clefts. The aim of this study is to compare the results of treatment obtained with mandibular symphyseal…
Introduction: Due to its high incidence of 1 in every 650 newborns, Cleft lip and palate is a major problem in Chilean public health. In this presentation we explain how…
