Title of article :
Orthognathic Treatment of Skeletal Class III Malocclusion with Severe Facial Asymmetry
Author/Authors :
Kocadereli, İlken Department of Orthodontics - Hacettepe University School of Dentistry - Ankara, Turkey , Atik, Ezgi Department of Orthodontics - Hacettepe University School of Dentistry - Ankara, Turkey , Konaş, Ersoy Department of Plastic - Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - Hacettepe University School of Medicine - Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
A 26-year, 9-month-old woman had chief complaints of mandibular protrusion and facial asymmetry. Extraoral examination indicated
mandibular deviation to the left side, severe facial asymmetry, and a concave profile. Because the patient had a vertical maxillary
height difference and an occlusal plane cant together with maxillary retrusion, a differential downgraft and advancement surgery
with Lefort I osteotomy was planned. To correct the facial asymmetry and mandibular protrusion, concurrent bilateral sagittal split osteotomy
was performed. Double-jaw surgical procedures, including maxillary and mandibular movements, are effective in correcting
severe facial asymmetry and skeletal Class III malocclusion.
Keywords :
class III malocclusion , orthognathic surgery , Facial asymmetry
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Orthodontics