craniofacial


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cra·ni·o·fa·cial

 (krā′nē-ō-fā′shəl)
adj.
Of or involving both the cranium and the face: craniofacial surgery.
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craniofacial

(ˌkreɪnɪəʊˈfeɪʃəl)
adj
(Medicine) relating to both the cranium and the face
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Craniofacial morphology is increasingly acknowledged as an important factor in the OSAS (Banabilh et al., 2010; Albajalan et al.; Sutherland et al., 2012; Dubey et al., 2015).
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When the clinician uses 2D imaging to view three-dimensional (3D) anatomical craniofacial structures, some cephalometric structures and landmarks that do not exist in the patient appear such as mandibular symphysis, articulare, pterygoid fossa, and "key ridges." Averaging bilateral structures (such as the right and left inferior borders of the mandible) to create a unified anatomic outline (mandibular plane) results in loss of parasagittal information and, if present, asymmetry of the patient.
Currently, Dr Taylor is an active member of the Department of Surgery Quality Improvement Committee, the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, the American Society of Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, the American Society of Reconstructive Transplant Surgery, the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery as well as an associate professor of Surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.