Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
 | Online Publication Date: 01 Dec 1989
Maxillonasal dysplasia, mandibular retrognathia and cleft palate
Maxillonasal dysplasia, mandibular retrognathia and cleft palate
BDS, FDS, M Orth, FFD and
BDS, FDS, D Orth, PhD
Page Range: 257 – 261
The present paper describes the craniofacial form of subjects with maxillonasal dysplasia and reports its occurrence in two siblings who also have cleft palate and mandibular retrognathia. Maxillonasal dysplasia and a cleft deformity may be illustrative of a field effect of a teratogen on developing midface components or even suggestive of a possible inherited etiology.Abstract
Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Contributor Notes
P. Mossey is a Registrar in orthodontics at Edinburgh Dental School and Hospital
J. Sandham is Head of the Department of Orthodontics at Edinburgh Dental School and Hospital