[Growth and morphogenesis of the craniofacial bones. Applications in orthodontics. The concepts of J. Delaire].

The present report about J. Delaire's lecture summarizes his approach to: the nature and physiology of the membranous sutures, the "neural" and "adaptive" growth of the cranial base, the "central" and "cortical" development of the maxillary, the role of the premaxillary "skeletal entity" in the development of the anterior part of the face, the "bifocal" development of the mandible, the architectural balance of the craniofacial set (leading to the author's cephalometric analysis).