Open AccessOrthodontic management of facial asymmetry caused by early condilar fracture in a growing patient
Author(s) -
Papadopulos Konstantinos,
Tatjana Tanic,
Vladimir Mitić
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1210630p
Subject(s) - medicine , facial symmetry , fracture (geology) , orthodontics , asymmetry , dentistry , composite material , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics
There are numerous possible causes of facial asymmetry. The facial asymmetry can be summarized and divided into three main categories: congenital, developmental, and acquired, resulting from disease or trauma. The most common cause of acquired facial asymmetry is condylar fracture. One of therapy concepts is the functional orthodontic treatment.