The process of delivery of health care is complex and includes aspects which concern the clinician, the patient and the treatment process itself. Training imparts skill and knowledge to the clinician. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full...

Apart from the nasal bone, the mandible is the most commonly fractured bone in the face. It is also the 10th most often broken bone in the body. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full article.

The mandible occupies a unique position in the facial skeleton, being both the aesthetic and functional foundation of the lower third of the face. Its prominence makes it particularly susceptible to trauma, and it is one of the most commonly fractured facial bones. This article is available only as a...

Distraction osteogenesis is rapidly becoming a mainstream treatment modality for the early management of the patient with mandibular hypoplasia. Following early clinical experience with external distracters, intraoral buried internal distracters have been developed that offer specific advantages over the external device. This article is available only as a PDF. Please...

Cleft palate morphology and palatal dimensional changes due to growth and treatment have been analysed by numerous quantitative techniques. Many of these methods, however, produce two-dimensional measurements of the three-dimensional cleft palate deformity. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view...