Fundamentals of Craniofacial Malformations

Ulrich Meyer, DMD, MD, MSc, PhD, started to work in the field of craniofacial surgery in the 1990s, at the Department of Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Münster, Germany. He completed his specialization in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1998 and was appointed Senior Physician at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Münster in 2000, being promoted to Chief Senior Physician in 2002. In 2005 he was appointed university professor for life and senior consultant and deputy clinic director at the West German Maxillary Clinic (Westdeutsche Kieferklinik), Department of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf. In the course of his work in Münster and Düsseldorf, Dr. Meyer developed a broad spectrum of surgical techniques. More recently, he founded the interdisciplinary Craniofacial Center in Münster, where his main focus is the treatment of patients suffering from craniofacial deformities or diseases, in very close cooperation with geneticists, biologists, pediatricians, neurosurgeons, ENT specialists, orthodontists, and others.

Introduction.- I Craniosynostoses: 1. Diagnosis of Craniosynostoses.- 2. Classification of Craniosynostoses.- 3. History of Craniosynostoses Treatment.- 4. Treatment of Craniosynostoses.- II Branchio-oculo facial syndromes: 5. Diagnosis of Branchio-oculo facial syndromes.- 6. Classification of branchio-oculo facial syndromes.- 7. Treatment of Branchio-oculo facial syndromes.- III Rare craniofacial syndromes: 8. Classification of Rare craniofacial syndromes.- 9. Cromosomal aberrations.- 10. Conjoined twins.- 11. Rare craniofacial Soft tissue malformations.- IV Craniofacial soft tissue malformations: 12. Diagnosis of Craniofacial soft tissue malformation.- 13. Classification of craniofacial soft tissue malformations .- 14. Treatment Modalities for Craniofacial soft tissue malformation.- 15. Treatment of Craniofacial soft tissue malformation.- V Orofacial clefts: 16. Diagnosis of Orofacial clefts.- 17. Classification of Clefts.- 18. History of cleft treatment.- 19. Treatment of Orofacial clefts.- VI Dysgnathias: 20. History of orthognathic surgery.- 21. Classification of dysgnathic  patients.- 22. Growth pattern in dysgnathic patients.- 23. Orthodontic analysis of dysgnathic patients.- 24. Early orthodontic treatment for dysgnathic patients.- 25. Treatment of dysgnathic patients with removable appliances.- 26. Treatment of dysgnathic patients with dentally fixed appliances.- 27. Treatment of dysgnathic patients with skeletal fixed appliances.- 28. Conventional planning of orthognathic surgery.- 29. Virtual planning of orthognathic surgery.