Facial asymmetry correction with surgical-orthodontic treatment: Challenges of the surgical and postsurgical phases
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46a9efdaad9e46329275ff9b6f0572bc2024-01-16T10:48:01ZengSociedade Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina DentáriaRevista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial1646-28901647-67002023-12-0164417018010.24873/j.rpemd.2023.12.1202Facial asymmetry correction with surgical-orthodontic treatment: Challenges of the surgical and postsurgical phasesSara Palmares0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9711-2858Rui Pereira1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6544-5786Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalAsymmetry 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.https://administracao.spemd.pt/app/assets/imagens/files_img/1_19_659fc5f4c0ea5.pdfclass iiifacial asymmetryorthodonticsorthognathic surgery |
| spellingShingle | Sara Palmares Rui Pereira Facial asymmetry correction with surgical-orthodontic treatment: Challenges of the surgical and postsurgical phases Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial class iii facial asymmetry orthodontics orthognathic surgery |
| title | Facial asymmetry correction with surgical-orthodontic treatment: Challenges of the surgical and postsurgical phases |
| title_full | Facial asymmetry correction with surgical-orthodontic treatment: Challenges of the surgical and postsurgical phases |
| title_fullStr | Facial asymmetry correction with surgical-orthodontic treatment: Challenges of the surgical and postsurgical phases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facial asymmetry correction with surgical-orthodontic treatment: Challenges of the surgical and postsurgical phases |
| title_short | Facial asymmetry correction with surgical-orthodontic treatment: Challenges of the surgical and postsurgical phases |
| title_sort | facial asymmetry correction with surgical orthodontic treatment challenges of the surgical and postsurgical phases |
| topic | class iii facial asymmetry orthodontics orthognathic surgery |
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