Quantitative evaluation of maxillary bone deformation by computed tomography in patients with leprosy.

• Main Authors: Norio Kasai (Author), Osamu Kondo (Author), Koichi Suzuki (Author), Yoshinori Aoki (Author), Norihisa Ishii (Author), Masamichi Goto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Facial deformation as a sequela of leprosy is caused not only by a saddle nose but also by regression of the maxilla, as well documented in paleopathological observations of excavated skeletal remains of patients with leprosy. However, maxillary changes in living patients have been evaluated only by...