title: [New criteria for the characterization of facies leprosa].
abstract: Facies leprosa was characterized by a combination of nasal change and resorption of nasal bone, anterior nasal spine, supra-incisive alveolar region and anterior alveolar process of the maxilae, associated with the loss of upper incisors teeth, according to the criteria of radiographic interpretation.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estomatologia Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru da USP. Hospital de Pesquisa e Reabilitação de Lesões Lábio-palatais.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Opromolla
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alle
mesh_terms: D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology*; D005145:Face / Q000503:physiopathology; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Novos critérios para caracterização da facies leprosa.