[Diagnostic techniques in children with secondary deforming temporomandibular osteoarthrosis]

The article presents the results of examination 135 children aged 2-15 years with deformities of maxillofacial system. Original screening methods of diagnosis of congenital disorders of metabolism were used. The signs of dismetabolic processes and morphofunctional disorders in gastrointestinal organs were found. These may indicate congenital and acquired genesis of metabolism-disturbances, which promote deforming of maxillofacial region and skeleton.