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David John David
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South Australian Cranio-Facial Unit, Adelaide Chidren’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
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David Ernest Poswillo
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School of Dental Surgery, Royal Dental Hospital, University of London, London, UK
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Donald Allen Simpson
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Adelaide Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Causes and Effects
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 3-6
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 7-34
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 35-41
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 42-53
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 54-56
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Symptoms and Strategies
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 59-75
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 76-88
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 89-105
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Simple Calvarial Deformities
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Front Matter
Pages 107-107
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 109-116
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 117-132
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 133-140
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 141-152
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 153-173
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 174-181
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Complex Craniofacial Deformities
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Front Matter
Pages 183-183
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- David John David, David Ernest Poswillo, Donald Allen Simpson
Pages 185-228
About this book
The human skull has many functions. The largest component of the skull, the neurocranium, protects and insulates the brain. It comprises the dome-shaped vault or calvaria, obviously a protective structure, and the more complex cranial base, which gives the vault a massive foundation and also houses the organs of hearing, balance, and smell. The facial skeleton, or splanchnocranium, encloses the upper airway and the mouth. Chewing, the cQ-ordinated action ofthe jaws and teeth, is a function of the facial skeleton. The orbits, formed from both calvarial and facial bones, house the eyes and their accessory muscles. The'skull also provides skeletal support for the muscles which affect speech and facial expression. It is largely by these that people communicate and display their emotions. Personality is judged on speech and on facial appearances, by conscious or subconscious aesthetic comparisons with cultural ideas-and prejudices. So the shape of the skull has, or can have, profound emotional significance.
Authors and Affiliations
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South Australian Cranio-Facial Unit, Adelaide Chidren’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
David John David
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School of Dental Surgery, Royal Dental Hospital, University of London, London, UK
David Ernest Poswillo
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Adelaide Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
Donald Allen Simpson