BACKGROUND The sequelae of temporomanibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis include limitation of jaw movement, interference of oral function and affects on the craniofacial growth. Analysis of the craniofacial form of TMJ ankylosis offers guidelines for managing this disease. METHODS Forty-five patients with intraarticular TMJ ankylosis were collected from the files at the Chang Gung Craniofacial Cent...

fibrous dysplasia (fd) is an osseous growth dis-order, producing immature bone and characte-rized by the replacement of normal bone with fibro-osseous connective tissue. it is a bone dys-plasia that has the potential to cause significant cosmetic and functional disturbances, particularly in the craniofacial skeleton. cra-niofacial fibrous dysplasia is one of the three types of polyostotic fibro...

The craniofacial skeleton is a complex and unique structure. The perturbation of its development can lead to craniofacial dysmorphology and associated morbidities. Our ability to prevent or mitigate craniofacial skeletal anomalies is at least partly dependent on our understanding of the unique physiological development of the craniofacial skeleton. Mouse models are critical tools for the study ...

synophthalmia is a form of cyclopia, in which some elements of two eyes are fused and form a single eye in the middle region of the forehead. the head of a holstein female calf born from a 5-year-old cow was referred to department of pathology, school of veterinary medicine, shahrekord university due to multiple congenital anomalies. the calf had been slaughtered immediately after birth due to ...

median cleft is the midline cleft of the lip. it develops due to incomplete or failed fusion of the median nasal prominence. it can present with minimal deformities such as involvement of the vermilion border, or complex clefting of the midline structures and brain. median clefts are broadly classified as true and false clefts. this case report describes a rare case of median cleft of the upper...

conclusions excellent esthetic and functional results achieved; total treatment duration was about 72 months. case presentation this is a case report about the successful orthodontic treatment of a patient with mild hemifacial microsomia (hfm), using a non-surgical orthopedic and orthodontic treatment approach. the aim of this approach was to make the best noninvasive modality to treat hfm. a 7...

distraction osteogenesis (do), firstly introduced to the medical world by russian scientist ilizarov for long bone lenghtening in orthopedics can be considered as an appropriate substitute in the treatment of maxillofacial deformities. natural events occuring during the repair of a fractured bone segment not only lead to the desired bone length but also prevent from the undesired disadvantages ...

fryns-aftimos syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by craniofacial signs, anterior neuronal migration disorder (pachygyria, lissencephaly), skeletal deformities and mental retardation. we describe a five-year-old boy with abnormal facial features (hypertelorism, ptosis, high arched palate), skeletal problems (short stature, short fingers, flat feet) and mild intellectual...