Anterior open bite (AOB) is a term used if there is localized absence of occlusion anteriorly when the remaining teeth are in occlusion; it is commonly one of the main symptoms of an overall dentofacial deformity. Diagnosis, treatment, and retention can be difficult because this malocclusion has numerous correlated etiologic factors. Clinically, it is grouped into 2 main categories: dental or a...

Kemp’s ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys kempii were disproportionately affected by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, which began on 20 April 2010. Embryo deformities documented in inviable L. eggs before (2008-2010) and after (2011-2013) DWH spill 2 Texas (USA) nesting areas (Upper Coast Padre Island National Seashore). Additional trends, including clutch size hatching success, also investi...

BACKGROUND A holistic nursing care system for patients with cleft lip-palate (CLP) and/or craniofacial deformities was arranged by the Nursing Department, Srinagarind Hospital, which provides tertiary nursing care. The nursing care system was developed as per system theory via participating management with action research following the Deming Cycle (PDCA) divided into 3 phases. Participants inc...

Hemifacial Microsomia (HFM) is a term used to identify facial deformities associated with the development ofthe first and second pairs of branchial arches, characterized by underdevelopment one half face. One typeof hemifacial microsomia oculo-auriculo-vertebral dysplasia or Goldenhar syndrome.The incidence HFM 1:3500-1:7000 live births occurs in 1 case per 1000 children congenitaldeafness. The...

introduction: nager syndrome is a malformation resulting from problems in the development of the first and second branchial arches and limb buds. the cause of the abnormal development of the pharyngeal arches in nager syndrome is unknown. it is also unclear why affected individuals have bone abnormalities in their arms and legs. nager syndrome is thought to have an autosomal recessive inheritan...

IntroductIon: The internet is a widely-used resource for patients who seek surgical information. Many patients have wrong expectations of treatment options due to low quality surgical information online. High quality patient information should not exceed a 7th-grade reading level according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS). We undertook a comparative readabil...

PURPOSE To analyze the skull and brain malformations in patients with craniofacial syndromes. METHODS A retrospective analysis of imaging studies of 21 children with craniofacial anomalies (8 with Apert syndrome, 6 with Pfeiffer syndrome, 4 with Crouzon syndrome, 1 with Robert syndrome, 1 with Coffin-Lowry-syndrome, and 1 with Saethre-Chotzen syndrome) was carried out using CT (21 patients), ...

The current manuscript explores the outcome of treatment for post-traumatic secondary deformities using re-fracture segments by osteotomies bone either at fractured site or orthognathic with repositioning to its premorbid place followed internal fixation. A total 14 patients were reported craniofacial region Department Facio-maxillary surgery from January 2019 - July 2022. All had varied clinic...

Limb lengthening by distraction osteogenesis was first described in 1905. The technique did not gain wide acceptance until Gavril Ilizarov identified the physiologic and mechanical factors governing successful regeneration of bone formation. Distraction osteogenesis is a new variation of more traditional orthognathic surgical procedure for the correction of dentofacial deformities. It is most c...