Facial asymmetry correction with surgical-orthodontic treatment: Challenges of the surgical and postsurgical phases release_q3pfubyz3zbqrj7aswuoqyhhpq

by Sara Palmares, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, Rui Pereira, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Published in Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial by Sociedade Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentaria (SPEMD).

2023   Volume 64, Issue 4

Abstract

Asymmetry is commonly diagnosed in orthodontic clinical practice and is more or less perceived depending on its severity. In more severe cases, orthodontic-surgical treatment is the only treatment option. Although presurgical orthodontics is fundamental, occasionally, the occlusion obtained after surgery is far from that planned, and the orthodontist must decide between surgical re-intervention or orthodontic finishing. This clinical report describes the case of an 18-year-old man, presenting a severe facial asymmetry with class III malocclusion, who underwent a surgical-orthodontic treatment. One week after orthognathic surgery, the patient was reoperated because the intercuspation was different from the one obtained at the end of surgery. However, after the second surgery, the intercuspation was still far from what was planned. Despite that, at the end of treatment, a functional and stable occlusion was obtained, associated with a significant improvement in facial harmony and function.
In application/xml+jats format

Archived Files and Locations

application/pdf   2.7 MB
file_ehgccn7pxralfm2yzxrxe4gxz4
administracao.spemd.pt (publisher)
web.archive.org (webarchive)
Read Archived PDF
Preserved and Accessible
Type  article-journal
Stage   published
Date   2023-12-30
Container Metadata
Open Access Publication
Not in DOAJ
In ISSN ROAD
In Keepers Registry
ISSN-L:  1646-2890
Work Entity
access all versions, variants, and formats of this works (eg, pre-prints)
Catalog Record
Revision: f3f3a862-2d3b-43ef-8237-117fe22266d4
API URL: JSON