Perspectives on craniofacial asymmetry. I. The biology of asymmetry.
Part I introduces the survey and presents a topic outline of the six parts that make up this series of articles on craniofacial asymmetry. The discussion in Part I considers normal variation, normal and abnormal laterality, types of anomalies that may be asymmetric, and finally, some well-known causes of craniofacial asymmetry.
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Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000145:classification*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*