Contents


Preface

This book provides information on current advances, new perspectives, and applications in craniofacial surgery. The topics discussed include regenerative materials in oral surgery, tissue induction in plastic and maxillo-facial surgery, the role of genetics, stem cells, and reconstructive surgery in craniofacial diseases and syndromes, diagnostic and surgical considerations in congenital craniofacial deformities such as cleft lip and palate (CLP) and craniosynostosis, and assessment of psychological

Chapter 1, 'Protocols in Presurgical Infant Orthopaedic Treatment—An Evidence Based Review', presents scientific literature on current presurgical infant orthopedics (PSIO) treatment appliances in patients with CLP and analyses the current state of

Chapter 2, 'Perspective Chapter: Role of Genetics, Stem Cells in Reconstructive Surgery—Their Perspectives in Craniofacial Diseases and Syndromes', discusses genetic screening and gene therapy in patients with craniofacial malformations as well as the application of stem cells in the reconstruction of the maxillofacial region

Chapter 3, 'Tissue Induction in Plastic and Maxillo-Facial Surgery' details the various current techniques for tissue regeneration in the field of plastic and maxillo-facial

Chapter 4, 'PRF and Sticky Bone as Regenerative Materials in Oral Surgery', discusses the preparation of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membranes and other platelet concen-

Chapter 5, 'A Review of Current Surgical Approaches and Diagnostic Features Associated with Craniosynostosis Patients and the Relation to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery', reviews the current surgical approaches to and diagnostic features of

Chapter 6, 'Assessment of Psychosocial Functioning among Patients with Cleft Lip/Palate and Their Mothers', examines the psychosocial status of both children and adolescents with CLP and their mothers in a large-scale and multidimensional

The book is a useful resource for craniofacial surgeons, orthodontic practitioners, and

trates with the sticky bone to facilitate the bone regeneration process.

craniosynostosis in relation to oral and maxillofacial surgery.

functioning in cleft lip palate patients.

and treatment of head and neck pathology.

PSIO.

surgery.

manner.

students in the field.
