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Maxillofacial Abnormalities

MedGen UID:
101209
Concept ID:
C0524948
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormalities, Maxillofacial; Abnormality, Maxillofacial; Maxillofacial Abnormality

Definition

Congenital structural deformities, malformations, or other abnormalities of the maxilla and face or facial bones. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Zhang X, Yi J, Li Y
J World Fed Orthod 2020 Mar;9(1):9-12. Epub 2020 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ejwf.2020.01.004. PMID: 32672667
Panny A, Glurich I, Haws RM, Acharya A
J Dent Res 2017 Nov;96(12):1361-1369. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1177/0022034517716913. PMID: 28662344Free PMC Article
Jaffe N, Toth BB, Hoar RE, Ried HL, Sullivan MP, McNeese MD
Pediatrics 1984 Jun;73(6):816-23. PMID: 6728583

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Stoustrup P, Resnick CM, Pedersen TK, Abramowicz S, Michelotti A, Küseler A, Verna C, Kellenberger CJ, Nordal EB, Caserta G, Jankovska I, Halbig JM, Kristensen KD, Arvidsson LZ, Spiegel L, Stoll ML, Lerman M, Glerup M, Defabianis P, Frid P, Alstergren P, Cron RQ, Ringold S, Nørholt SE, Peltomäki T, Herlin T, Peacock ZS, Twilt M; TMJ Juvenile Arthritis Working Group
J Rheumatol 2019 May;46(5):518-522. Epub 2019 Jan 15 doi: 10.3899/jrheum.180785. PMID: 30647179
Cottrell DA, Farrell B, Ferrer-Nuin L, Ratner S
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Aug;75(8S):e94-e125. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2017.04.025. PMID: 28728741
Fattahi T, Bolding SL, Griffin JE Jr, Owsley TG
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Nov;70(11 Suppl 3):e310-30. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2012.07.039. PMID: 23128006
Cottrell DA, Edwards SP, Gotcher JE
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Nov;70(11 Suppl 3):e107-36. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2012.07.033. PMID: 23127998
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Siddiqui HP, Sennimalai K, Samrit VD, Bhatt K, Duggal R
Spec Care Dentist 2023 Jan;43(1):73-82. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1111/scd.12731. PMID: 35654104
Tremont TJ, Posnick JC
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2020 May;32(2):321-338. Epub 2020 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2020.01.006. PMID: 32146029
Jain U, Thakur G, Kallury A
BMJ Case Rep 2011 Oct 11;2011 doi: 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4665. PMID: 22675013Free PMC Article
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article
St-Hilaire H, Buchbinder D
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2000 Dec;33(6):1241-56, vi. doi: 10.1016/s0030-6665(05)70279-6. PMID: 11449785

Therapy

da Rosa WLO, da Silva TM, Galarça AD, Piva E, da Silva AF
Calcif Tissue Int 2019 Feb;104(2):115-129. Epub 2018 Oct 26 doi: 10.1007/s00223-018-0486-1. PMID: 30367200
Cottrell DA, Farrell B, Ferrer-Nuin L, Ratner S
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Aug;75(8S):e94-e125. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2017.04.025. PMID: 28728741
Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
Ryan FS, Moles DR, Shute JT, Clarke A, Cunningham SJ
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016 Jan;45(1):19-25. Epub 2015 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.05.021. PMID: 26304605
Cutando Soriano A, Gil Montoya JA, López-González Garrido Jde D
Med Oral 2002 Jan-Feb;7(1):36-40, 41-5. PMID: 11788807

Prognosis

Stoustrup P, Resnick CM, Pedersen TK, Abramowicz S, Michelotti A, Küseler A, Verna C, Kellenberger CJ, Nordal EB, Caserta G, Jankovska I, Halbig JM, Kristensen KD, Arvidsson LZ, Spiegel L, Stoll ML, Lerman M, Glerup M, Defabianis P, Frid P, Alstergren P, Cron RQ, Ringold S, Nørholt SE, Peltomäki T, Herlin T, Peacock ZS, Twilt M; TMJ Juvenile Arthritis Working Group
J Rheumatol 2019 May;46(5):518-522. Epub 2019 Jan 15 doi: 10.3899/jrheum.180785. PMID: 30647179
Ryan FS, Moles DR, Shute JT, Clarke A, Cunningham SJ
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016 Jan;45(1):19-25. Epub 2015 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.05.021. PMID: 26304605
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article
Kahnberg KE, Hagberg C
Clin Plast Surg 2007 Jul;34(3):477-84. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2007.05.003. PMID: 17692705
Grubb J, Evans C
Clin Plast Surg 2007 Jul;34(3):403-15. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2007.05.002. PMID: 17692700

Clinical prediction guides

Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
Ryan FS, Moles DR, Shute JT, Clarke A, Cunningham SJ
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016 Jan;45(1):19-25. Epub 2015 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.05.021. PMID: 26304605
Sykes JM, Amin SH, Hatcher DC, Kim J
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2011 Nov;19(4):767-71, x. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2011.08.001. PMID: 22004866
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article
Grubb J, Evans C
Clin Plast Surg 2007 Jul;34(3):403-15. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2007.05.002. PMID: 17692700

Recent systematic reviews

Soares JMAL, Sousa-Neto SS, Lima CRDS, Drumond VZ, de Andrade BAB, Mesquita RA, Abreu LG, de Arruda JAA, Sampaio GC
Spec Care Dentist 2025 Jan-Feb;45(1):1-21. doi: 10.1111/scd.13104. PMID: 39817612
Taqi D, Nematollahi S, Lemin S, Rauch F, Hamdy R, Dahan-Oliel N
Bone 2024 Feb;179:116955. Epub 2023 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2023.116955. PMID: 37951521
da Rosa WLO, da Silva TM, Galarça AD, Piva E, da Silva AF
Calcif Tissue Int 2019 Feb;104(2):115-129. Epub 2018 Oct 26 doi: 10.1007/s00223-018-0486-1. PMID: 30367200
Santinoni CD, Oliveira HF, Batista VE, Lemos CA, Verri FR
J Photochem Photobiol B 2017 Apr;169:83-89. Epub 2017 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.03.004. PMID: 28292696
Al-Riyami S, Cunningham SJ, Moles DR
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2009 Nov;136(5):626.e1-16, discussion 626-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2009.02.022. PMID: 19892270

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