Cleft is the second most common congenital anomaly in the world. Between other types the bilateral complete CLP is the most complicated one and requests repeated surgery during aging. Many…
Introduction: Non-synostotic cranial deformity is a frequent pediatric event worldwide after the “back-to-sleep-campaign” was initiated to prevent SIDS. Existing clinical classification patterns lack a statistical background and reliability check-ups certify…
Introduction: Tessier 30 or median mandibular facial cleft is a rare congenital abnormality and only 69 cases have been reported in the literature, mostly as case reports. It is often…
With the Le Fort I technique one can move the entire maxilla in the three planes of space and with segmentation we can expand or compress the maxilla. Therefore Le…
Motivation: The Orthognathic Surgery is a surgical technique widely used in the planification of multidisciplinary treatment for the correction of Dentofacial Deformities. All types of osteotomy described in maxilla and…
Introduction: Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disease that affects type I collagen metabolism in quantity or quality. Signs and symptoms of the disease vary from mild to severe, allowing…
During the Orthognathic Surgery, the mechanisms that regulate the thermal homeostasis are deeply altered, secondary a depression of the hypothalamic function and alteration in the mechanisms of production and loss…
The Down Fracture (DF) in Le Fort I osteotomy, triggers a potent reflex whose afferences are mediated fundamentally through V2, and the efferences are mediated by the sympathetic as by…
Introduction: Conventional orthodontic-surgical treatment for the correction of dentofacial deformities takes up a lengthy period of time preparing the patient orthodontically, which sometimes causes a temporary deterioration in the patient’s…
Introduction: Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is among the most variable maxillofacial syndromes showing unpredictable growth patterns. Therefore the severity of deformity greatly differs from total absence of ramus/condylar unit to negligible…
