CRANIOFACIAL CONCEPT
The bones of the skull are joined together by means of sutures, which act as expansion/contraction joints. The teeth function as the self-correcting mechanism to realign the skull. This mechanism operates through the maxillae or "upper jaw." The maxillae represents the anterior two-thirds of the base of the human skull. When the teeth are properly aligned contact during normal swallowing and chewing "resets" the alignment of the maxillae, which in turn rebalances the rest of the skull. When patients have a malocclusion or crooked teeth, a distortion occurs to the alignment of the skull.