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Abnormal maxilla morphology

MedGen UID:
871366
•Concept ID:
C4025862
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the maxilla
 
HPO: HP:0000326

Definition

An abnormality of the Maxilla (upper jaw bone). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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
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
Mesiodens--diagnosis and management of a common supernumerary tooth.
Russell KA, Folwarczna MA
J Can Dent Assoc 2003 Jun;69(6):362-6. PMID: 12787472

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Patterns of nonsyndromic tooth agenesis and sexual dimorphism.
Kanchanasevee C, Chantarangsu S, Pittayapat P, Porntaveetus T
BMC Oral Health 2023 Jan 23;23(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-02753-1. PMID: 36691053Free PMC Article
Prognostic Factors for Orthognathic Surgery in Children With Cleft Lip and/or Palate: Dentition and Palatal Morphology.
Lim J, Tanikawa C, Kogo M, Yamashiro T
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Dec;60(12):1556-1564. Epub 2022 Jun 24 doi: 10.1177/10556656221109425. PMID: 35748725
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
Clockwise and Counterclockwise Le Fort I Movements Influence Nasolabial Morphology Differently.
Sawh-Martinez R, Lin AM, DeSesa CR, Wu RT, Gary CS, Steinbacher DM
Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Dec;142(6):1572-1581. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004988. PMID: 30188468
Maxillary and sella turcica morphology in newborns with cleft lip and palate.
Nielsen BW, Mølsted K, Kjaer I
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2005 Nov;42(6):610-7. doi: 10.1597/04-104r.1. PMID: 16241172

Diagnosis

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 syndrome.
Chummun S, McLean NR, Nugent M, Anderson PJ, David DJ
J Craniofac Surg 2012 Jul;23(4):986-90. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31824e2683. PMID: 22777437
Excessive gingival display--etiology, diagnosis, and treatment modalities.
Silberberg N, Goldstein M, Smidt A
Quintessence Int 2009 Nov-Dec;40(10):809-18. PMID: 19898712
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
Mesiodens--diagnosis and management of a common supernumerary tooth.
Russell KA, Folwarczna MA
J Can Dent Assoc 2003 Jun;69(6):362-6. PMID: 12787472

Therapy

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
Denosumab Therapy in Cherubism.
Liles SI, C Hoppe I, Arnold L
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Dec;60(12):1665-1673. Epub 2022 Jul 12 doi: 10.1177/10556656221113891. PMID: 35821585
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
Treatment options for congenitally missing lateral incisors.
Kiliaridis S, Sidira M, Kirmanidou Y, Michalakis K
Eur J Oral Implantol 2016;9 Suppl 1:S5-24. PMID: 27314109
Nasolabial aesthetics.
Mitchell C, Oeltjen J, Panthaki Z, Thaller SR
J Craniofac Surg 2007 Jul;18(4):756-65. doi: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3180684360. PMID: 17667661

Prognosis

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
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
Excessive gingival display--etiology, diagnosis, and treatment modalities.
Silberberg N, Goldstein M, Smidt A
Quintessence Int 2009 Nov-Dec;40(10):809-18. PMID: 19898712
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

Clinical prediction guides

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
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
Early Orthognathic Surgery: A Review.
Alwadei S
J Contemp Dent Pract 2017 Mar 1;18(3):250-256. PMID: 28258274
Excessive gingival display--etiology, diagnosis, and treatment modalities.
Silberberg N, Goldstein M, Smidt A
Quintessence Int 2009 Nov-Dec;40(10):809-18. PMID: 19898712
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
Peripheral odontogenic keratocyst: Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical characterization.
Lafuente-Ibáñez de Mendoza I, Aguirre-Urizar JM, Villatoro-Ugalde V, Magaña-Quiñones JJ, Lana-Ojeda J, Mosqueda-Taylor A
Oral Dis 2022 May;28(4):1198-1206. Epub 2021 Mar 21 doi: 10.1111/odi.13834. PMID: 33682271
Craniofacial morphology in down syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vicente A, Bravo-González LA, López-Romero A, Muñoz CS, Sánchez-Meca J
Sci Rep 2020 Nov 16;10(1):19895. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76984-5. PMID: 33199843Free PMC Article
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
Treatment options for congenitally missing lateral incisors.
Kiliaridis S, Sidira M, Kirmanidou Y, Michalakis K
Eur J Oral Implantol 2016;9 Suppl 1:S5-24. PMID: 27314109

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