title: [Synthesis and evaluation of the clinical approach to growth].
abstract: A critical reflection based on literature is presented to the lectures given at the symposium "A clinical approach to growth" at the 73rd Réunion Scientifique of the Société Française d'Orthopédie Dento-Faciale in Deauville, France, on may 13th, 2000. Uncertainty is expressed about the long-term effects on the growth pattern after early surgery in children. It is apparent that conventional dentofacial orthopedics have a limited long-term effect on the growth pattern. Surgical as well as non-surgical (orthopedic) approaches are plagued by complications and relapse. The need for unbiased clinical research and standardized, complete documentation and analysis--also on how/why clinical decisions were taken--seems of utmost importance for a balanced future development of conventional and newly introduced techniques.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Duterloo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003469:Culture; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D019767:Maxillofacial Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D023421:Models, Animal; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction
vernacular_title: Synthèse et évaluation de l'approche clinique de la croissance.