Bonnie L. Padwa, MD, DMD
Oral Surgeon-in-Chief, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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Bonnie L. Padwa, MD, DMD
Oral Surgeon-in-Chief, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD)
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
1988
Boston
MA
Medical School
MD
Harvard Medical School
1990
Boston
MA
Residency
General Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
1992
Boston
MA
Residency
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's/Boston Children's Hospital
1994
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Craniofacial
Brigham & Women's Hospital/Boston Children's Hospital
1993
Boston
MA
Media
Symptoms of Wisdom Teeth & Impacted Teeth
Wisdom teeth formation can cause secondary conditions such as impacted wisdom teeth, decay, and dental crowding.
Treatment for Wisdom Teeth Removal
When the wisdom teeth are impacted and causing problems, removal of the wisdom teeth is recommended.
Treatment Using Jaw Surgery
Jaw surgery is a procedure to move the upper and/or upper jaw for functional and cosmetic reasons.
Recovery After Jaw Surgery
Recovery after jaw surgery can include a hospital stay, limitations on function, swelling, and a soft, non-chewing diet.
Orthodontic Appliances and Jaw Surgery
Pre and post operative orthodontics are required to properly align teeth around the jaw surgery.
Professional History
I practice oral and maxillofacial surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital and I am an active member of the cleft and craniofacial programs. My curiosity about craniofacial anomalies began while I was a student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. I was awarded a Milton Fund from Harvard Medical School to study the psychosocial development of children with major craniofacial anomalies. This work won First Prize in the American Dental Association/Dentsply Student Clinician Contest. In my first year of practice I was awarded the Fred A. Henny Fellowship from the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation. The stipend was used to fund a project that assessed facial growth with Single Photon Emission Computer Tomography. At the national level I have been asked to be a board examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. I am involved in developing and authoring education materials for the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery, specifically pediatric, cleft and craniofacial surgery. I have written several chapters for Knowledge Updates, a self study program, as well as editing a section on pediatric oral and maxillofacial surgery. I have been asked by the editorial board of the Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal to write questions pertaining to articles printed in the journal which allow readers to obtain continuing medical education (CME) credits.
Publications
In Patient Care, Words Matter. View Abstract
How Much Pain Medication Do Patients Require After Posterior Iliac Crest Bone Graft to the Alveolar Cleft? View Abstract
An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol for Orthognathic Surgery Reduces Rates of Postoperative Nausea. View Abstract
Velopharyngeal dysfunction and speech-related characteristics in craniofacial microsomia: a retrospective analysis of 223 patients. View Abstract
Patient-Specific Le Fort I Osteotomy Plates Are More Stable than Stock Plates in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate. View Abstract
Elastic Chain Premaxillary Retraction Appliance Does Not Increase Inter-Canthal Dimension in Patients with Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate. View Abstract
Can Alveolar Bone Grafting Using Posterior Iliac Crest be a Day Surgery Procedure? View Abstract
Does Anesthesiologist Experience Influence Early Postoperative Outcomes Following Orthognathic Surgery? View Abstract
What is the Success Rate of Repeat Alveolar Bone Graft? View Abstract
Piriform Rim Asymmetry in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Patients Before Orthognathic Surgery. View Abstract
Predictors of Outcomes in 900 Alveolar Bone Grafts. View Abstract
Evaluation of Research Diagnostic Criteria in Craniofacial Microsomia. View Abstract
Prognosis of Maxillary Central Incisors in Patients with Bilateral Cleft Lip/Palate. View Abstract
Authors' response. View Abstract
Upper and Lower Limb Anomalies in Craniofacial Microsomia and Its Relation to the OMENS+ Classification: A Multicenter Study of 688 Patients. View Abstract
Do patients treated with Invisalign have less swelling after orthognathic surgery than those with fixed orthodontic appliances? View Abstract
How Have the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis Changed Over Time? View Abstract
Does Differential Maxillary Expansion Prior to Alveolar Cleft Bone Grafting Affect Nasal Width? View Abstract
The Accuracy of Computer-Assisted Surgical Planning in Predicting Soft Tissue Responses After Le Fort I Osteotomy: Retrospective Analysis. View Abstract
Premaxillary Setback With Posterior Vomerine Ostectomy and Complete Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair: Report of a Case With Challenging Anatomy. View Abstract
The First Hybrid International Educational Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop. View Abstract
How Much Opioid Medication Do Patients Need After Orthognathic Surgery? View Abstract
Hearing impairment and ear anomalies in craniofacial microsomia: a systematic review. View Abstract
Ocular and adnexal anomalies in Treacher Collins syndrome: a retrospective multicenter study. View Abstract
Cone Beam Computed Tomographic Analysis Demonstrates a 94% Radiographic Success Rate in 783 Alveolar Bone Grafts. View Abstract
Does Timing of Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting Affect the Need for Additional Bone Augmentation Prior to Implant Placement at Cleft Sites? View Abstract
A Biphasic Osteovascular Biomimetic Scaffold for Rapid and Self-Sustained Endochondral Ossification. View Abstract
Modelling growth curves of the normal infant's mandible: 3D measurements using computed tomography. View Abstract
Ocular and adnexal anomalies in craniofacial microsomia: Type and prevalence in a multicentre cohort study. View Abstract
Extracraniofacial anomalies in Treacher Collins syndrome: A multicentre study of 248 patients. View Abstract
Time-Driven, Activity-Based Costing of Presurgical Infant Orthopedics: A Critical Component of Establishing Value of Latham Appliance and Nasoalveolar Molding. View Abstract
Assessing Knowledge and Promoting Awareness of Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis Among Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. View Abstract
Outcomes following Microvascular Mandibular Reconstruction in Pediatric Patients and Young Adults. View Abstract
Simulation-Based Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshops: A Reproducible Model for Sustainable Education. View Abstract
Ocular and adnexal anomalies in craniofacial microsomia: a systematic review. View Abstract
Discussion: Challenges in the Successful Reconstruction of Cleft Lip and Palate: Managing the Nasomaxillary Deformity in Adolescence. View Abstract
An Overview of Craniosynostosis Craniofacial Syndromes for Combined Orthodontic and Surgical Management. View Abstract
Craniofacial Analysis May Indicate Co-Occurrence of Skeletal Malocclusions and Associated Risks in Development of Cleft Lip and Palate. View Abstract
Does the Nostril Shape Change After Le Fort I Advancement in Patients With Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip? View Abstract
Etiology of Cleft Lip Lower Lip Deformity: Use of an Objective Analysis to Measure Severity. View Abstract
Dental anomalies in craniofacial microsomia: A systematic review. View Abstract
Schneiderian Membrane Thickness Is Increased in Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate. View Abstract
Retropalatal Cross-Sectional Area Is Predictive of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Syndromic Craniosynostosis. View Abstract
A machine learning framework for automated diagnosis and computer-assisted planning in plastic and reconstructive surgery. View Abstract
Surgical Correction of Craniofacial Microsomia: Evaluation of Interventions in 565 Patients at Three Major Craniofacial Units. View Abstract
What Are the Characteristics of the Upper Airway in Patients With Craniofacial Microsomia? View Abstract
Is It Cost Effective to Add an Intraoral Scanner to an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practice? View Abstract
Extracraniofacial anomalies in craniofacial microsomia: retrospective analysis of 991 patients. View Abstract
Retroposition of the Globe After Le Fort III Midfacial Distraction. View Abstract
Do Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Over-Prescribe Opioids After Extraction of Asymptomatic Third Molars? View Abstract
What is the Prevalence of Undiagnosed Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome in Children With an Odontogenic Keratocyst? View Abstract
Three-dimensional soft tissue prediction in orthognathic surgery: a clinical comparison of Dolphin, ProPlan CMF, and probabilistic finite element modelling. View Abstract
Is Tongue-Lip Adhesion or Mandibular Distraction More Effective in Relieving Obstructive Apnea in Infants With Robin Sequence? View Abstract
Describing the mandible in patients with craniofacial microsomia based on principal component analysis and thin plate spline video analysis. View Abstract
Feeding difficulties in craniofacial microsomia: A multicenter retrospective analysis of 755 patients. View Abstract
Vertebral anomalies in craniofacial microsomia: a retrospective analysis of 991 patients. View Abstract
Early Management of Infants With Robin Sequence: An International Survey and Algorithm. View Abstract
Is There a Difference in Orbital Volume Between Affected and Unaffected Sides in Patients With Unilateral Craniofacial Microsomia? View Abstract
Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis After Ramus Construction With Free Fibula Flaps in Children With Hemifacial Microsomia. View Abstract
Surgical correction of the midface in craniofacial microsomia. Part 1: A systematic review. View Abstract
Part 2: Is the maxillary canting and its surgical correction in patients with CFM correlated to the mandibular deformity? View Abstract
Augmentation of the Median Tubercle with Dermis-Fat Graft in Children with Repaired Cleft Lip. View Abstract
Hypertrophic Mental Tubercles of the Mandible. View Abstract
An algorithm for predicting Robin sequence from fetal MRI. View Abstract
In Utero Glossoptosis in Fetuses With Robin Sequence: Measurements From Prenatal MRI. View Abstract
Evaluation of Swallow Function in Patients with Craniofacial Microsomia: A Retrospective Study. View Abstract
Pathogenesis of Cleft Palate in Robin Sequence: Observations From Prenatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging. View Abstract
Erratum to "Craniofacial and extracraniofacial anomalies in craniofacial macrosomia: A multicenter study of 755 patients" [J Craniomaxillofac Surg vol. 45(8) (August 2017), 1302-1310]. View Abstract
Somatic PIK3CA mutations are present in multiple tissues of facial infiltrating lipomatosis. View Abstract
Synergistic effect of 1a,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and 17ß-estradiol on osteoblast differentiation of pediatric MSCs. View Abstract
Micrognathia and Oropharyngeal Space in Patients With Robin Sequence: Prenatal MRI Measurements. View Abstract
Central nervous system anomalies in craniofacial microsomia: a systematic review. View Abstract
Vertebral anomalies in craniofacial microsomia: a systematic review. View Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnoea in craniofacial microsomia: analysis of 755 patients. View Abstract
Craniofacial and extracraniofacial anomalies in craniofacial microsomia: a multicenter study of 755 patients’ View Abstract
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency After Le Fort I Osteotomy in a Patient With Undiagnosed Occult Submucous Cleft Palate. View Abstract
Surgical Uprighting Is a Successful Procedure for Management of Impacted Mandibular Second Molars. View Abstract
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency After Le Fort I Osteotomy in a Patient With Undiagnosed Occult Submucous Cleft Palate. View Abstract
Accuracy of three-dimensional soft tissue prediction for Le Fort I osteotomy using Dolphin 3D software: a pilot study. View Abstract
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Three-Dimensional Craniofacial Models for Midfacial Distraction: A Pilot Study. View Abstract
Physician Assistants Improve Efficiency and Decrease Costs in Outpatient Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. View Abstract
Novel Rigid External Distraction Device Improves Stability and Controls the Vector During Midfacial Advancement. View Abstract
Pediatric Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis of the Jaw: Clinical, Radiographic, and Histopathologic Features. View Abstract
Is There a Difference in Cost Between Standard and Virtual Surgical Planning for Orthognathic Surgery? View Abstract
Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (Gorlin Syndrome). View Abstract
A Management Strategy for Idiopathic Bone Cavities of the Jaws. View Abstract
Pharyngeal Flap Is Effective Treatment for Post Maxillary Advancement Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in Patients With Repaired Cleft Lip and Palate. View Abstract
Cleft characteristics and treatment outcomes in hemifacial microsomia compared to non-syndromic cleft lip/palate. View Abstract
Upper Airway Length is Predictive of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Syndromic Craniosynostosis. View Abstract
Primary Premaxillary Setback and Repair of Bilateral Complete Cleft Lip: Indications, Technique, and Outcomes. View Abstract
The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in symptomatic patients with syndromic craniosynostosis. View Abstract
What Is the Cost of Meaningful Use? View Abstract
Inferior Turbinate Asymmetry Is a Feature of the Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip and Palate Nasal Deformity. View Abstract
Facial Infiltrating Lipomatosis Contains Somatic PIK3CA Mutations in Multiple Tissues. View Abstract
Vitamin D metabolism and regulation in pediatric MSCs. View Abstract
Effectiveness of Tongue-lip Adhesion for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants With Robin Sequence Measured by Polysomnography. View Abstract
Effect of infant surgical orthopedic treatment on facial growth in preadolescent children with unilateral and bilateral complete cleft lip and palate. View Abstract
Mandibular deformity in hemifacial microsomia: a reassessment of the Pruzansky and Kaban classification. View Abstract
Change in Mandibular Position in Patients With Syndromic Craniosynostosis After Midfacial Advancement With Distraction Osteogenesis. View Abstract
Anatomic Severity, Midfacial Growth, and Speech Outcomes in Van der Woude/Popliteal Pterygium Syndromes Compared to Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip/Palate. View Abstract
Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. View Abstract
Photoactivation of endogenous latent transforming growth factor-ß1 directs dental stem cell differentiation for regeneration. View Abstract
Postoperative swelling after orthognathic surgery: a prospective volumetric analysis. View Abstract
PIK3CA activating mutations in facial infiltrating lipomatosis. View Abstract
The cost of third molar management. View Abstract
The value of postoperative visits for third molar removal. View Abstract
Extracting value from oral and maxillofacial surgery. View Abstract
Malocclusion in children caused by temporomandibular joint effusion. View Abstract
Adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea in children with syndromic craniosynostosis. View Abstract
Anatomical differences in lower third molars visualized by 2D and 3D X-ray imaging: clinical outcomes after extraction. View Abstract
Cleft and craniofacial surgery. View Abstract
Bilateral coronoid process hyperplasia with pseudocartilaginous joint formation: Jacob disease. View Abstract
Vascular anomalies in children. View Abstract
Primary jaw tumors in children. View Abstract
Nasolabial soft tissue changes after Le Fort I advancement. View Abstract
Facial growth in children with complete cleft of the primary palate and intact secondary palate. View Abstract
Myofibromas of the jaws in children. View Abstract
Facial infiltrating lipomatosis: expression of angiogenic and vasculogenic factors. View Abstract
Intraoperative cooling of iliac bone graft: an experimental evaluation of cell viability. View Abstract
Cost differences between the anterior and posterior approaches to the iliac crest for alveolar bone grafting in patients with cleft lip/palate. View Abstract
Predictors of velopharyngeal insufficiency after Le Fort I maxillary advancement in patients with cleft palate. View Abstract
Positioning the caudal septum during primary repair of unilateral cleft lip. View Abstract
Anterior versus posterior approach to iliac crest for alveolar cleft bone grafting. View Abstract
Craniofacial growth in patients with FGFR3Pro250Arg mutation after fronto-orbital advancement in infancy. View Abstract
Meningoencephalocele and other dural disruptions: complications of Le Fort III midfacial osteotomies and distraction. View Abstract
Stability of maxillary position after Le Fort I osteotomy using self-reinforced biodegradable poly-70L/30DL-lactide miniplates and screws. View Abstract
Meningoencephalocele: a late complication of Le Fort III midfacial advancement in a patient with Crouzon syndrome. View Abstract
Aggressive central giant cell granuloma of the mandible. View Abstract
Use of (99m)Tc-MDP SPECT for assessment of mandibular growth: development of normal values. View Abstract
Effect of a syndromic diagnosis on mandibular size and sagittal position in Robin sequence. View Abstract
Dentigerous cyst associated with a displaced tooth in the maxillary sinus: an unusual cause of recurrent sinusitis in an adolescent. View Abstract
Clinical application of curvilinear distraction osteogenesis for correction of mandibular deformities. View Abstract
Sturge-Weber syndrome: soft-tissue and skeletal overgrowth. View Abstract
Distraction osteogenesis of the cleft maxilla. View Abstract
Effect of midfacial distraction on the obstructed airway in patients with syndromic bilateral coronal synostosis. View Abstract
Simultaneous harvesting of cancellous iliac bone for alveolar cleft closure and dermis for augmentation of median tubercle. View Abstract
Vascularized fibular graft for pediatric mandibular reconstruction. View Abstract
Calcineurin inhibitor-associated oral inflammatory polyps after transplantation. View Abstract
Frequency of Le Fort I osteotomy after repaired cleft lip and palate or cleft palate. View Abstract
Immunosuppression-related fibroproliferative polyps of the tongue. View Abstract
Combined push-pull distraction for correction of syndromic midfacial hypoplasia. View Abstract
Management of the pediatric maxillofacial patient. View Abstract
An association between hemifacial microsomia and facial clefting. View Abstract
The pediatric dentist as amateur geneticist. View Abstract
Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis: report of a case and comparison with infantile systemic hyalinosis. View Abstract
Dental Trauma View Abstract
Demographic and reproductive factors associated with hemifacial microsomia. View Abstract
Anesthetic concerns of external maxillary distraction osteogenesis. View Abstract
Orthognathic Surgery in the Growing Child View Abstract
Sequential Management of the Child with Cleft Lip and Palate View Abstract
Repair of bilateral cleft lip: review, revisions, and reflections. View Abstract
CT imaging of craniofacial malformations. View Abstract
Complications associated with cleft lip and palate repair. View Abstract
Binderoid complete cleft lip/palate. View Abstract
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery View Abstract
CT Imaging of Craniofacial Malformations View Abstract
Anthropometric analysis of mandibular asymmetry in infants with deformational posterior plagiocephaly. View Abstract
LeFort I soft tissue distraction: a hybrid technique. View Abstract
Proximal segment displacement in mandibular distraction osteogenesis. View Abstract
Discussion. The effect of a unilateral costochondral graft on the growth of the marmoset mandible View Abstract
Facial infiltrating lipomatosis. View Abstract
Hypodontia in hemifacial microsomia. View Abstract
Progression of facial asymmetry in hemifacial microsomia. View Abstract
Fibreoptic intubation for massive gingival hyperplasia in juvenile hyaline fibromatosis. View Abstract
Distraction osteogenesis View Abstract
Fiberoptic intubation for massive gingival hyperplasia in juvenile hyaline fibromatosis View Abstract
Children with repaired bilateral cleft lip/palate: effect of age at premaxillary osteotomy on facial growth. View Abstract
State of the art in oral and maxillofacial surgery: treatment of maxillary hypoplasia and anterior palatal and alveolar clefts. View Abstract
Simultaneous maxillary and mandibular distraction osteogenesis with a semiburied device. View Abstract
Dental Trauma View Abstract
Premaxillary osteotomy: Effect of age on facial growth in children with bilateral cleft lip/palate View Abstract
Hemifacial Microsomia: The disease and its surgical management View Abstract
Sensory abnormalities associated with mandibular fractures: incidence and natural history. View Abstract
Surgical correction of mandibular hypoplasia in hemifacial microsomia: the case for treatment in early childhood. View Abstract
Midfacial growth after costochondral graft construction of the mandibular ramus in hemifacial microsomia. View Abstract
Distraction osteogenesis: past, present, and future. View Abstract
Management of hemifacial microsomia: The case for treatment in the growing child View Abstract
Midfacial growth after costochondral construction of the mandibular ramus in hemifacial microsomia View Abstract
Synostotic frontal plagiocephaly: anthropometric comparison of three techniques for surgical correction. View Abstract
Aneurysmal bone cyst-"plus": a report of three cases. View Abstract
Occlusal cant in the frontal plane as a reflection of facial asymmetry. View Abstract
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst - “Plus”: A report of three cases View Abstract
Mandibular subluxation as an adjunct to exposure of the distal internal carotid artery in endarterectomy surgery. Technical note. View Abstract
OMENS-Plus: analysis of craniofacial and extracraniofacial anomalies in hemifacial microsomia. View Abstract
Cervicofacial lymphatic malformation: clinical course, surgical intervention, and pathogenesis of skeletal hypertrophy. View Abstract
OMENS-Plus: An analysis of craniofacial and extracraniofacial anomalies in hemifacial microsomia View Abstract
Anthropometric analysis of the phenotypic spectrum of Saethre-Chotzen syndrome in five families View Abstract
Genetic heterogeneity among craniosynostosis syndromes: mapping the Saethre-Chotzen syndrome locus between D7S513 and D7S516 and exclusion of Jackson-Weiss and Crouzon loci from 7p View Abstract
Association between "plagiocephaly" and hemifacial microsomia. View Abstract
Psychosocial adjustment in children with hemifacial microsomia and other craniofacial deformities. View Abstract