Craniofacial Growth and Development: A Primer for the Facial Trauma Surgeon

Authors

Raquel Capote, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Cleft and Craniofacial Program, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA. Electronic address: raquel.capote@vumc.org.
Kathryn Preston, Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Care, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA; Department of Orthodontics, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA.Follow
Hitesh Kapadia, Craniofacial Center, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Understanding craniofacial growth and development is important in the management of facial trauma in the growing pediatric patient. This manuscript is a review of craniofacial growth and development and clinical implications of pediatric facial fractures.

Medical Subject Headings

Child; Humans; Skull Fractures (surgery); Surgeons; Facial Bones (surgery, injuries)

Publication Date

11-1-2023

Publication Title

Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America

E-ISSN

1558-1365

Volume

35

Issue

4

First Page

501

Last Page

513

PubMed ID

37302949

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.coms.2023.04.007

Recommended Citation

Capote, Raquel; Preston, Kathryn; and Kapadia, Hitesh, "Craniofacial Growth and Development: A Primer for the Facial Trauma Surgeon" (2023). SJHMC Faculty. 56.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/sjhmc/56