The interaction between genetics and tissue environment shapes how individual teeth form in different regions of the jaw. While most experimental studies have focused on mandibular (lower jaw) teeth, ...

A technique called distraction osteogenesis can create increased length of the upper jaw in patients with cleft lip and palate deformities, report researchers. In this technique, hardware is placed to ...

30-year-old woman with throat spasms The healthy patient, who had a skeletal class III deformity, underwent jaw surgery with a LeFort I osteotomy with horizontal maxillary advancement, mandible ...

Maxillary advancement surgery, performed to re‐position the upper jaw, invariably influences the morphology of the nose. The procedure alters both skeletal frameworks and soft tissue characteristics, ...

Osteotomy is surgery to reshape the bones in a joint, fix a misalignment, or treat other joint problems. Arthritis is a common reason to have the surgery, which involves cutting into the affected ...