Contents

1. Biology of Bone and Cartilage

2. Physiology of Bone

3. Prenatal Craniofacial Growth

4. Principles of Growth

5. Control Mechanisms in Craniofacial Growth

6. Postnatal Growth of the Craniofacial Skeleton

7. Development of Human Dentition, Supporting Structures and Occlusion

8. Growth of Soft Tissues

9. Adolescence and Craniofacial Growth

10. Growth Studies and Assessment of Age

11. Craniometry, Anthropometry and Cephalometrics in Growth

12. Growth Prediction

13. Growth Rotations

14. Growth Patterns in Skeletal Malocclusion

15. Growth and Craniofacial Anomalies

16. Growth Considerations in Stability of Orthodontic Treatment

17. Temporomandibular Joint

18. Myology and Neuromuscular Reflexes

19. Maturation of Orofacial Functions

20. Genetics and Craniofacial Growth

21. Emotional Growth

Index