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Abnormal jaw morphology

MedGen UID:
905760
•Concept ID:
C4280767
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0030791

Definition

A structural anomaly of the jaw, the bony structure of the mouth that consists of the mandible and the maxilla. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Classification Criteria for Giant Cell Arteritis.
Ponte C, Grayson PC, Robson JC, Suppiah R, Gribbons KB, Judge A, Craven A, Khalid S, Hutchings A, Watts RA, Merkel PA, Luqmani RA; DCVAS Study Group
Arthritis Rheumatol 2022 Dec;74(12):1881-1889. Epub 2022 Nov 8 doi: 10.1002/art.42325. PMID: 36350123
Hypodontia: An Update on Its Etiology, Classification, and Clinical Management.
Al-Ani AH, Antoun JS, Thomson WM, Merriman TR, Farella M
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:9378325. Epub 2017 Mar 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/9378325. PMID: 28401166Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Gauer RL, Semidey MJ
Am Fam Physician 2015 Mar 15;91(6):378-86. PMID: 25822556

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effect of Tooth Agenesis on Mandibular Morphology and Position.
Jurek A, Gozdowski D, Czochrowska EM, Zadurska M
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Nov 12;18(22) doi: 10.3390/ijerph182211876. PMID: 34831629Free PMC Article
Assessment of condylar morphology and position using MSCT in an Asian population.
Liu Q, Wei X, Guan J, Wang R, Zou D, Yu L
Clin Oral Investig 2018 Sep;22(7):2653-2661. Epub 2018 Feb 1 doi: 10.1007/s00784-018-2364-7. PMID: 29388022
A Geometric Classification of Jaw Deformities.
Gateno J, Alfi D, Xia JJ, Teichgraeber JF
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015 Dec;73(12 Suppl):S26-31. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2015.05.019. PMID: 26608152Free PMC Article
Abnormal tooth size and morphology in subjects with cleft lip and/or palate in the north of England.
Walker SC, Mattick CR, Hobson RS, Steen IN
Eur J Orthod 2009 Feb;31(1):68-75. Epub 2008 Dec 10 doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjn073. PMID: 19073959
Congenital alveolar fusion.
Gupta RK, Jadhav V, Gupta A, Sanghvi B, Shah H, Parelkar S
J Pediatr Surg 2008 Aug;43(8):1421-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.072. PMID: 18675628

Diagnosis

The etiology, clinical features, and treatment options of hemifacial microsomia.
Luo S, Sun H, Bian Q, Liu Z, Wang X
Oral Dis 2023 Sep;29(6):2449-2462. Epub 2023 Mar 13 doi: 10.1111/odi.14508. PMID: 36648381
Agenesis of maxillary lateral incisors: diagnosis and treatment options.
Schroeder DK, Schroeder MA, Vasconcelos V
Dental Press J Orthod 2022;27(1):e22spe1. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1590/2177-6709.27.1.e22spe1. PMID: 35674572Free PMC Article
Binder's syndrome.
Jain U, Thakur G, Kallury A
BMJ Case Rep 2011 Oct 11;2011 doi: 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4665. PMID: 22675013Free PMC Article
Managing congenitally missing lateral incisors. Part I: Canine substitution.
Kokich VO Jr, Kinzer GA
J Esthet Restor Dent 2005;17(1):5-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2005.tb00076.x. PMID: 15934680
Facial keys to orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning--Part II.
Arnett GW, Bergman RT
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 1993 May;103(5):395-411. doi: 10.1016/s0889-5406(05)81791-3. PMID: 8480709

Therapy

Orthognathic Surgery for Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate.
Roy AA, Rtshiladze MA, Stevens K, Phillips J
Clin Plast Surg 2019 Apr;46(2):157-171. Epub 2019 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2018.11.002. PMID: 30851748
Will This Patient Be Difficult to Intubate?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.
Detsky ME, Jivraj N, Adhikari NK, Friedrich JO, Pinto R, Simel DL, Wijeysundera DN, Scales DC
JAMA 2019 Feb 5;321(5):493-503. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.21413. PMID: 30721300
Palatogenesis: engineering, pathways and pathologies.
Levi B, Brugman S, Wong VW, Grova M, Longaker MT, Wan DC
Organogenesis 2011 Oct-Dec;7(4):242-54. Epub 2011 Oct 1 doi: 10.4161/org.7.4.17926. PMID: 21964245Free PMC Article
MOC-PS(SM) CME article: genioplasty.
Guyuron B
Plast Reconstr Surg 2008 Apr;121(4 Suppl):1-7. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000305931.98111.c3. PMID: 18379385
Genioplasty.
Stanton DC
Facial Plast Surg 2003 Feb;19(1):75-86. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-39130. PMID: 12739183

Prognosis

Early Orthognathic Surgery: A Review.
Alwadei S
J Contemp Dent Pract 2017 Mar 1;18(3):250-256. PMID: 28258274
Pyriform aperture enlargement in all aspects.
Esen E, Bayar Muluk N, Altintoprak N, Ipci K, Cingi C
J Laryngol Otol 2017 Jun;131(6):476-479. Epub 2017 Feb 27 doi: 10.1017/S0022215117000391. PMID: 28238296
Managing congenitally missing lateral incisors. Part I: Canine substitution.
Kokich VO Jr, Kinzer GA
J Esthet Restor Dent 2005;17(1):5-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2005.tb00076.x. PMID: 15934680
Cherubism: clinicopathologic features.
Yamaguchi T, Dorfman HD, Eisig S
Skeletal Radiol 1999 Jun;28(6):350-3. doi: 10.1007/s002560050530. PMID: 10450884
Neuro-osteology.
Kjaer I
Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1998;9(2):224-44. doi: 10.1177/10454411980090020501. PMID: 9603237

Clinical prediction guides

Craniofacial Microsomia: New Updates in Spinal Anomalies.
Gonçalves Ferraz B, Vendramini-Pittoli S, Gomes LP, Madeira Brandão M, Alonso N, Tonello C
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Jun 1;34(4):e398-e401. Epub 2023 May 1 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009326. PMID: 37126414
Will This Patient Be Difficult to Intubate?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.
Detsky ME, Jivraj N, Adhikari NK, Friedrich JO, Pinto R, Simel DL, Wijeysundera DN, Scales DC
JAMA 2019 Feb 5;321(5):493-503. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.21413. PMID: 30721300
Early Orthognathic Surgery: A Review.
Alwadei S
J Contemp Dent Pract 2017 Mar 1;18(3):250-256. PMID: 28258274
Establishing better biological models to understand occlusion. I: TM joint anatomic relationships.
Pullinger A
J Oral Rehabil 2013 Apr;40(4):296-318. doi: 10.1111/joor.12032. PMID: 23489248
Managing congenitally missing lateral incisors. Part I: Canine substitution.
Kokich VO Jr, Kinzer GA
J Esthet Restor Dent 2005;17(1):5-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2005.tb00076.x. PMID: 15934680

Recent systematic reviews

Evaluation of surgical techniques in survival rate and complications of zygomatic implants for the rehabilitation of the atrophic edentulous maxilla: a systematic review.
Kämmerer PW, Fan S, Aparicio C, Bedrossian E, Davó R, Morton D, Raghoebar GM, Zarrine S, Al-Nawas B
Int J Implant Dent 2023 May 17;9(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s40729-023-00478-y. PMID: 37198345Free PMC Article
Craniofacial morphology in Apert syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alam MK, Alfawzan AA, Srivastava KC, Shrivastava D, Ganji KK, Manay SM
Sci Rep 2022 Apr 5;12(1):5708. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-09764-y. PMID: 35383244Free PMC Article
Will This Patient Be Difficult to Intubate?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.
Detsky ME, Jivraj N, Adhikari NK, Friedrich JO, Pinto R, Simel DL, Wijeysundera DN, Scales DC
JAMA 2019 Feb 5;321(5):493-503. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.21413. PMID: 30721300
Impacted and transmigrant mandibular canines incidence, aetiology, and treatment: a systematic review.
Dalessandri D, Parrini S, Rubiano R, Gallone D, Migliorati M
Eur J Orthod 2017 Apr 1;39(2):161-169. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjw027. PMID: 27036134
Non-syndromic and syndromic keratocystic odontogenic tumors: systematic review and meta-analysis of recurrences.
Antonoglou GN, Sándor GK, Koidou VP, Papageorgiou SN
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Oct;42(7):e364-71. Epub 2014 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2014.03.020. PMID: 24815763

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