fa Correction of Maxillofacial Deformities in a Patient with Unilateral Coronal Craniosynostosis (Plagiocephaly): A Case Report and a Review of Literatures جراحی دهان، فک و صورت Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery پژوهشي Research Plagiocephaly (oblique skull) is premature fusion of one of the coronal sutures. Frontal plagiocephaly is a rare congenital deformity in the skull that is the most complicated form of craniosynostosis to treat. Examination of all sutures is necessary for diagnosis of craniosynostosis In this article, a 10-month-old, healthy girl with deformity of the right forehead and orbit that is caused by frontal plagiocephaly and coronal unilateral synostosis is presented. This abnormality was corrected by frontal craniotomy and fronto-orbital complex advancement under general anesthesia. An exact clinical and radiographic (Multislice CT scan with 3- dimensional three dimensional reconstruction) examination with the suitable time of surgery is necessary for diagnosis of skull abnormality and prevention of treatment delay. Furthermore, 3D stereo-photo-grammetry is a radiation-free, non invasive method for evaluating the growth pattern of children in long term. <hr><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Journal of Dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Science</p><p><font color="#0000ff"> </font><a href="http://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/1676.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p> Plagiocephaly; Craniotomy; Craniosynostoses; X-Ray Computed Tomography 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2660&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Mansour Khorasani vkhorasani1342@yahoo.com 100319475328460012526 100319475328460012526 Yes School of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Mohsen Hasani Razmi 100319475328460012527 100319475328460012527 No School of Medicine. Qazvin University of Medial Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Bahman Derakhshan 100319475328460012528 100319475328460012528 No School of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran