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Eight-year stability of a severe skeletal anterior open bite with a hyperdivergent growth pattern treated with an edgewise appliance and chin cup therapy Vladimir Cerci, Bruno Bochnia Cerci, Thiago Martins…
Orthodontics
Orthodontic and surgical treatment of a patient with hemifacial microsomia
This article describes the surgical and orthodontic treatment of a 12-year-old boy with a significant deformity and functional involvement caused by hemifacial microsomia. The left mandibular ramus and condyle were…
Patient with oculo-facio-cardio-dental syndrome treated with surgical orthodontics
Oculo-facio-cardio-dental (OFCD) syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by ocular, facial, cardiac, and dental disorders. Only about 20 cases have been reported to date. The most prominent of the various…
Orthodontic treatment of a patient with oral-facial-digital syndrome
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…
Orthodontic reconstruction with autotransplantation and bone grafting after a traffic accident
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…
Ideal treatment protocol for cleft lip and palate patient from mixed to permanent dentition
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 of an adult with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate
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…
Three-dimensional analysis of the pharyngeal airway morphology in growing Japanese girls with and without cleft lip and palate
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,…
Severity of alveolar cleft before palatoplasty affects vertical maxillofacial growth in 6-year-old patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate
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…
Referral liability and interdisciplinary craniofacial or dentofacial anomaly care
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…
