Case-related approach to the diagnostics and treatment of jaw anomalies

Operative manual of all principal procedures any trainee in maxillofacial surgery worldwide has to learn

Including a chapter on the role of the mandibular condyle in the growth of the mandible

I The Basics.- How I Became a Cranio-maxillofacial Surgeon.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Aetiology of Jaw Anomalies.- 3 Parts of the Facial Skeleton.- 4 Documentation for Diagnosis, Treatment Planning and Follow-up...- 5 Scintigraphy, a Diagnostic and Treatment Planning Aid.- 6 Principles in Treatment Planning of Facial Skeletal Anomalies.- 7 Philosophy of Corrective Surgery Planning.- 8 Mandibular Asymmetries.- 9 What Do We Know About Growth of the Mandible.- 10 Clinical Experience Regarding the Influence of the Condyle on the Growth of the Mandible.- II Condylar Hyperactivity.- 11 Condylar Hyperactivity.- 12 Hemimandibular Hyperplasia (H.H.)..- 13 Hemimandibular Elongation (H.E.)...- 14 Hybrid (Mixed) Forms of H.H. and H.E..- 15 Bilateral Combination Forms.- 16 Hemifacial Hyperplasia.- 17 Mandibular Growth Anomalies in Acromegaly.- 18 Histology of Condyles in Mandibular Growth Anomalies.- III Principal Surgical Procedures.- 19 Principal Standard Operation Techniques and Instruments.- 20 The Sagittal Splitting of the Mandible Procedure.- 21 The Le Fort I-Type Mobilization Procedure.- 22 The Transoral Chin Correction.- 23 Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy and Bony Surplus.- 24 Tongue Reduction.- 25 Instruments.- References.