Mossey P, Sandham J
University of Edinburgh, Dental School, Orthodontic Department.
Angle Orthod. 1989 Winter;59(4):257-61; discussion 262. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(1989)059<0257:MDMRAC>2.0.CO;2.
The present paper describes the craniofacial form of subjects with maxillonasal dysplasia and reports its occurrence in two siblings who also have cleft palate and mandibular retrognathia. Maxillonasal dysplasia and a cleft deformity may be illustrative of a field effect of a teratogen on developing midface components or even suggestive of a possible inherited etiology.