Craniofacial sutures; development, disease, and treatment.9783805583268 Craniofacial craniofacial /cra·nio·fa·cial/ (kra?ne-o-fa´sh'l) pertaining to the cranium and the face. cra·ni·o·fa·cial adj. Of or involving both the cranium and the face. sutures; development, disease, and treatment. Ed. by David P. Rice. S. Karger, AG 2008 236 pages $220.00 Hardcover Frontiers of oral biology oral biology n. The study of the biological phenomena associated with the mouth in health and in disease. ; v.12 QM105 "Suture" here refers to bone growth sites that determine the shape, size, and character of our skull and face, and consequently, the way we perceive ourselves and others perceive us. Rice (King's College, London/orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry and Helsinki U. Central Hospital, Finland) introduces this review of craniofacial suture function, development, and defects resulting from abnormal suture development. In a dozen chapters, international biologists, geneticists This is a list of people who have made notable contributions to genetics. The growth and development of genetics represents the work of many people. This list of geneticists is therefore by no means complete. Contributors of great distinction to genetics are not yet on the list. , surgeons, and other clinicians review normal suture development and syndromes featuring craniosynostosis (premature fusing of cranial sutures cranial sutures, n.pl the fibrous joints between the bones of the cranium, some of which are fused in adults. ). The final chapter discuses current treatments for craniosynostosis and future therapies that may avert the need for reconstructive surgery reconstructive surgery n. Plastic surgery. reconstructive surgery, n surgery to rebuild a structure for functional or esthetic reasons. through genetic manipulation. Diagnostic images show craniofacial sutures and defects in various stages of human development and in animal models. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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