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1. Introduction
2. Outline
3. The craniofacial skeleton
4. The human fossil record
5. Silicone-based impression materials
6. Scanning electron microscopy
7. Bone growth remodeling surfaces: SEM
8. This is the wonder microscope
9. Imaging microanatomy (1)
10. Imaging microanatomy (2)
11. Australopithecus facial growth remodeling
12. Paranthropus facial growth remodeling
13. Australopithecus and paranthropus compared
14. Australopithecus sediba
15. Homo habilis
16. Homo ergaster
17. Homo antecessor & Homo heidelbergensis
18. Homo neanderthalensis
19. Sum up of early human facial remodeling to date
20. The brain is an element in the system
21. Brain size and prognathism (1)
22. Brain size and prognathism (2)
23. Facial growth and remodeling
24. Modern human facial remodeling pattern
25. Materials and methods
26. Bone growth remodeling investigated
27. How does growth remodeling work
28. Growth and displacement
29. Cortical drift (1)
30. Growth rotations
31. Cortical drift (2)
32. Remodeling of the nasal floor/palate and tuberosities
33. Remodeling the circum orbital region & cranial fossae
34. The “V” principle (1)
35. The “V” principle (2)
36. The “V” principle (3)
37. The “V” principle and nasomaxillary remodeling
38. The “V” principle and remodeling of the mandible
39. Growth and displacement of the mandible (1)
40. Growth and displacement of the mandible (2)
41. Craniofacial architecture
42. The cribriform plate and nasomaxillary development
43. Other global relationships
44. The ontogeny of global relationships
45. Role of the cranial base in mandibular position
46. Cranial base and orthodontic class II skeletal features
47. Cranial base and orthodontic class III skeletal features
48. The dolichocephalic headform
49. The brachycephalic headform
50. Intrinsic compensation
51. The early human cranial base
52. The cranial base of modern humans and airway
53. Brain & facial growth interconnect with the cranial base
54. Respiratory and digestion pathways
55. Architectural constraints & running
56. I’m not sure we should be doing this
57. The normal growth signals can be overridden
58. Processed foods and orofacial tonus
59. Diet and the deficient mandible
60. Post adolescent condylar cartilage chondrocytes
61. Proliferative activity of the condylar chondrocytes
62. I’m not sure we should be doing this either
63. Size of the airway
64. The capsular matrix
65. The axiom of hard tissue biology
66. Peanut butter-chocolate smoothie vs. veggies
67. Functional matrix theory and nostrils
68. Prescriptions
69. Acknowledgements
70. Bibliography

Topics Covered

• Evolutionary history of the development of the human face
• Bone remodeling principles explain growth and displacement of the facial skeleton
• Bone growth and displacement achieve a conserved mammalian architecture
• Growth tendencies increase the probability of occlusion and airway anomalies
• Food: a functional matrix of the oral capsule
• Air: the functional matrix of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx

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• Evolution and Medicine

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• Clinical Practice

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Publication History

• Published on July 30, 2020

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• There are no commercial/financial matters to disclose.