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- Title
Deformational Plagiocephaly: A Case Report.
- Authors
de Carvalho Neto, Luiz Guedes; de Andrade, Wellington Torres; Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite; Sarmento, Dmitry Jose de Santana; Granville-Garcia, Ana Flávia
- Abstract
Plagiocephaly is a term commonly used to describe congenital forehead asymmetry. Frontal plagiocephaly has been shown to occur in approximately 5% of patients, mostly males, with predominance of right-sided unilateral cases. The diagnosis is usually done at birth or within the first month of life. This paper reports a case of a 9-month old infant female with deformational plagiocephaly who presented left-sided facial asymmetry. The proposed treatment plan included craniostenosis and left orbital osteotomy. The creation of new bone growth zones produced a significant improvement of facial asymmetry.
- Subjects
FACIAL abnormality patients; SKULL abnormalities; HEAD abnormality patients; OSTEOTOMY
- Publication
Acta Stomatologica Croatica, 2010, Vol 44, Issue 1, p65
- ISSN
0001-7019
- Publication type
Case Study