Craniofacial Dysostosis:

Terms Related to Craniofacial Dysostosis

• LeFort Osteotomy

  Transverse sectioning and repositioning of the maxilla. There are three types: Le Fort I osteotomy for maxillary advancement or the treatment of maxillary fractures; Le ...

• Craniofacial Pain

  Pain in the facial region including orofacial pain and craniofacial pain. Associated conditions include local inflammatory and neoplastic disorders and neuralgic syndromes involving the trigeminal, ...

• Craniofacial Abnormality

  Congenital structural deformities, malformations, or other abnormalities of the cranium and facial bones.

• Goldenhar Syndrome

  Mandibulofacial dysostosis with congenital eyelid dermoids.

• Dysostosis

  Defective bone formation involving individual bones, singly or in combination.

• Cephalometry

  Scientific measurement of the dimensions of the head. In dentistry, certain combinations of measurements developed from tracing the oriented lateral and frontal radiographic head film ...