Dentistry and Dental Implants

Orthodontics and Craniofacial research

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Orthodontics and Craniofacial surgery is a surgical subspecialty of plastic surgery and oral surgery oral and maxillofacial surgery that deals with congenital and acquired deformities of the head, skull, face, Neck, jaws and associated structures. Although craniofacial treatment often involves manipulation of bone, craniofacial surgery is not tissue-specific, i.e., craniofacial surgeons deal with bone, skin, nerve, muscle, teeth, etc.Defects typically treated by craniofacial surgeons include craniosynostosis  rare craniofacial clefts, acute and chronic sequellae of facial fractures, cleft lip and palate, micrognathia, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Apert's Syndrome, Crouzon's Syndrome, hemifacial microsomia and many others