Scientific Research

The Lisbon Research in Functional Jaw Orthopedics mission is the scientific knowledge production in the field of craniofacial growth development and in the stomatognathic system disfunction.

In the post-genomic era, experimental evidence supports that the morphogenesis, the craniofacial complex prenatal and the postnatal growth development can be modified.

Understanding the aspects involved in the craniofacial growth and it’s development is fundamental because the research on these materials promote the use of orthopedic functional clinic evidence based approaches, witch are able to influence the craniofacial growth and development, to prevent and to treat the stomatognathic system dysfunctions on the right time and in a proper way, producing a significant biological effect predictable, stable and clinically effective.

The Lisbon Research Center of Functional Jaw Orthopedics has two main lines of investigation. One line focuses on craniofacial growth, supported by state-of-the-art X-rays and advanced software for cephalometric studies of the human skull, as well as 3D digital models. Another line of study focuses on the clinical research regarding the role of functional jaw orthopedics in growing children with malocclusion and/or dento-maxillary and craniofacial disharmonies.