Belinfante L S
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, USA.
J Esthet Dent. 1997;9(5):238-45; discussion 246-7.
A number of facial altering surgical procedures have been presented. Several areas are important to note. Most of these procedures were devised by practitioners lost to antiquity and individuals in a plethora of different fields, including orthopedics, dermatology, oral surgery, plastic surgery, and otolaryngology. Just as in the other specialties that perform these procedures, not all surgeons of the specialties perform the entire scope of their specialty. However, dentistry now has the capability to change the jaws, soft tissue drape of the face, neck, nose, and eyes, as well as smile lines and the shape and color of the dentition. No other profession in the history of human-kind has ever had this potential to make such facial changes.
已经出现了许多面部整形手术。有几个方面值得注意。这些手术大多是由早已被人遗忘的从业者以及众多不同领域的人士设计的，这些领域包括骨科、皮肤科、口腔外科、整形外科和耳鼻喉科。就像从事这些手术的其他专科一样，并非所有该专科的外科医生都能进行其专科的全部手术范围。然而，牙科现在有能力改变颌骨、面部、颈部、鼻子和眼睛的软组织覆盖情况，以及微笑线和牙列的形状与颜色。在人类历史上，没有其他职业曾有过做出如此面部改变的潜力。
