Biomaterial Database

Reduction cheiloplasty: its role in the correction of dentofacial deformities. 1977

B N Epker, and L M Wolford

The presence of prominent lips is common in individuals with various dentofacial and craniofacial deformities. The aetiology must be diagnosed to differentiate between pseudo-macrochelia and true macrocheilia. When considering surgical correction of the prominent lip, a precise description of the location and the magnitude of the deformity is required. With careful treatment planning, proper sequencing of the treatment, and a good understanding of the various surgical techniques, optimum results can be achieved. These aspects will be discussed in detail illustrated with appropriate cases.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007569	Jaw Abnormalities	Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the jaw.	Abnormalities, Jaw,Abnormality, Jaw,Jaw Abnormality
D008046	Lip	Either of the two fleshy, full-blooded margins of the mouth.	Philtrum,Lips,Philtrums
D008297	Male		Males
D008437	Maxilla	One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.	Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D008556	Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome	An idiopathic syndrome characterized by one or more of the following; recurrent orofacial swelling, relapsing facial paralysis, and fissured tongue (lingua plicata). The onset is usually in childhood and relapses are common. Cheilitis granulomatosa is a monosymptomatic variant of this condition. (Dermatol Clin 1996 Apr;14(2):371-9; Magalini & Magalini, Dictionary of Medical Syndromes, 4th ed, p531)	Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema,Granulomatous Cheilitis,Cheilitis Granulomatosa,Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy,Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Orofacial Edema,Facial Neuropathy, Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa,Macrocheilia, Facial Palsy, Edema,Melkerson-Rosenthal Syndrome,Melkersson Syndrome,Melkersson-Rosenthal-Miescher Syndrome,Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis,Orofacial Edema, Cheilitis Granulomatosa, Facial Neuropathy,Orofacial Edema, Facial Neuropathy, Cheilitis Granulomatosa,Rosenthal-Melkerson Syndrome,Rosenthal-Melkersson Syndrome,Syndrome, Melkerson Rosenthal,Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal Granulomatous,Granulomatous Cheilitis, Miescher-Melkersson-Rosenthal,Melkerson Rosenthal Syndrome,Melkersson Rosenthal Miescher Syndrome,Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome,Miescher Melkersson Rosenthal Granulomatous Cheilitis,Rosenthal Melkerson Syndrome,Rosenthal Melkersson Syndrome
D002508	Cephalometry	The measurement of the dimensions of the HEAD.	Craniometry
D003817	Dentition	The teeth collectively in the dental arch. Dentition ordinarily refers to the natural teeth in position in their alveoli. Dentition referring to the deciduous teeth is DENTITION, PRIMARY; to the permanent teeth, DENTITION, PERMANENT. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)	Dentitions
D005145	Face	The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw.	Faces
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man