INTRODUCTION The analysis of the upper massif of the craniofacial (UMC) is widely used in many fields of science. The aim of the study was to create a high resolution computer system based on a digital information record and on vector graphics, that could enable dimension measuring and evaluation of craniofacial shape using the radial method. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was carried out on ...

The specific contribution of enlarged tonsils or adenoids to craniofacial growth remains unknown, and there is no agreement in the literature as to the significance of lip posture. This study assessed the separate associations of lip posture, sagittal airway size, and tonsil size with selected cephalometric measures. Clinical and cephalometric data of 207 children who presented for evaluation o...

craniofacial fi brous dysplasia (fd) is one of three types of fd which can affect the craniofacial complex. it is the proliferation of cellular fi brous connective tissue intermixed with irregular bony trabecules. it is a developmental tumor-like condition that is characterized by replacement of normal bone. the purpose of this report is to present a rare case of craniofacial polyostotic fd tha...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of dental appliances on OSAS by combining the use of overnight polysomnography and cephalometry. METHODS 22 OSAS adult patients wore the dental appliances designed by authors. The association between the improvement of respiratory variables and the cephalometric variables were investigated on the basis of linear cor...

In terms of pathophysiology, an anatomically narrow airway is a predisposing factor for obstruction of the upper respiratory tract. The correlation between the nasopharyngeal airway and the craniofacial structures is discussed in this context. Thus a mutual interaction between the pharynx and the mandibular position was demonstrated, whereby the transverse dimension of the nasopharynx was signi...

The specific contribution of enlarged tonsils or adenoids to craniofacial growth remains unknown, and there is no agreement in the literature as to the significance of lip posture. This study assessed the separate associations of lip posture, sagittal airway size, and tonsil size with selected cephalometric measures. Clinical and cephalometric data of 207 children who presented for evaluation o...

case presentation this case concerns a 3-year-old girl whose medical history includes an acid attack suffered 3 years ago. she began treatment for the restoration of her scalp hair, but five weeks later, she presented at our clinic with a high-grade fever and infectious discharge from the commissure of the skull following a scalp expansion graft. microbiologic and radiologic work-ups were condu...

regardless of severity, earlier intervention to correct hearing loss in children improves speech development and conversational abilities. a cross-sectional study was performed on 230 neonates who were at risk of hearing loss in tehran university of medical sciences hospitals between september 2000 and february 2002. hearing was examined before the 3rd month by auditory brainstem responses (abr...