title: An atlas of prenatal development of the human orofacial region.
abstract: There are several atlases available showing prenatal human development. However, none is focused on prenatal orofacial development during maxillary and mandibular bone formation. These events, together with dental development and formation of the temporomandibular joint, take place during several fetal stages. While photographic atlases are limited to depicting the outer shape, and atlases based on histological sections only show a series of single sections, an atlas based on three-dimensional reconstructions from serial sections can show both the outer skin and the structures underneath, which can be electronically dissected layer by layer. In this Focus article, we present our atlas on prenatal human orofacial development, which is accessible online at the Journal's website.
authors.affiliation: Center for Dental and Craniofacial Sciences, Department of Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Charité- Campus Benjamin Franklin at Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. ralfj.radlanski@charite.de
authors.forename: Ralf J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Radlanski
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Renz
mesh_terms: D000716:Anatomy, Artistic; D001271:Atlases as Topic; D047108:Embryonic Development; D005145:Face / Q000196:embryology*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000196:embryology*; D047109:Fetal Development; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D009055:Mouth / Q000196:embryology*; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D012886:Skull / Q000196:embryology*; D014584:User-Computer Interface