title: [A study of craniofacial asymmetry using computed tomography].
abstract: Cranio-facial dissymmetries especially concern orthodontics and orthognathic surgeons, but also all clinicians. A review of the conventional ways to study cranio-facial dissymmetries and their limits are presented. Progress of medical scanning allow to acceed to new methods of investigation and evaluation of cranio-facial morphology and dissymmetries. A cranio-facial dissymmetries analysis is suggested, based on CT, vestibular orientation, and an architectural and structural analysis, based on nervous indicators of the trigeminal nerve.
authors.affiliation: Faculté d'Odontologie de Lille, sous-section d'Orthopédie Dento-faciale, Laboratoire de morphologie cranio-faciale, France. ambesson@nordnet.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Besson
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Leger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doual
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D019291:Skull Base / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging