How do you know that someone suffers from craniofacial disorder?

Answer 1

Is that a PC term for ugliness? If it is then yup, I sure do. Every time I look in the mirror I see one.

Answer 2

Patients who suffer from persistent headaches and from unresolved pain in the head, neck and facial areas sometimes have difficulty in obtaining a clear diagnosis. Often such patients initially dismiss their early symptoms, attributing them to stress or lack of sleep, and never think to seek medical attention until the pain becomes unbearable. Even then, it is not unusual for some patients to visit many medical doctors over several months or even years without relief. Misdiagnosis is common because there are so many possible sources of pain in the head and neck, and because the symptoms often include referred pain (i.e.: pain which is felt in one place but actually has its origin in another).

Many of the disorders which cause head, neck and facial pain may (and in some cases, must) be treated by a dentist. Unfortunately, patients seldom think of consulting a dentist for anything other than a tooth ache. This problem is compounded by the fact that many dentists lack experience in craniofacial disorders or may choose not to treat such disorders. Indeed some types of dental work may even exacerbate craniofacial symptoms if the dentist does not have appropriate experience and training in treating such patients.

Answer 3

Symptoms
Premature closure of growth plates in the skull cause abnormal growth patterns of the face and skull. The altered growth results in an abnormal head shape. The actual shape of an affected infant's head depends on which growth plates closed prematurely.

An infant's skull is made up of a collection of separate bones. The spaces between these bones are called sutures. The brain grows rapidly in an infant. In order to make room for the growing brain, the skull also grows rapidly. Growth of the skull takes place at the sutures. Premature fusion or closure of these sutures is called craniosynostosis. In a child with craniosynostosis, the brain continues to grow. However, the skull will not grow where the suture is closed. Compensatory growth occurs at adjacent sutures, resulting in an abnormal head shape.

Answer 4

Its a condition where there is a abnormality of the head, like soft tissues or soft bones for instance. If you want to know if someone has it, look at their face, it might look a little disfigured which may have been caused from birth defects, could have been disease or some trauma. But remember not to stare cause its rude =]

Answer 5

They look like the kid from "Mask."

Calcium deposits deform their facial structure.

Answer 6

their face is misshapen