Recent advances in genetics, molecular biology, diagnostic imaging and surgical techniques require a substantial understanding of prenatal development morphogenesis. The clinical significance of the normal mechanisms of embryogenesis, developmental failures and consequent craniofacial anomalies is of increasing concern to plastic and orofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists, orthodontists, neonatologists and speech pathologists.
Author Biography
Geoffrey H. Sperber, BSc (Hons), BDS, MS, PhD, FICD Professor Emeritus Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
