Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Dec 1997
Case Report: Dentofacial orthopedic and surgical orthodontic treatment in hemifacial microsomia
Case Report: Dentofacial orthopedic and surgical orthodontic treatment in hemifacial microsomia
DDS, PhD,
DDS, PhD, and
DDS, PhD
Page Range: 463 – 466
The patient showed bilateral agenesis of the mandibular condyle and glenoid fossa, rare features of hemifacial microsomia. The patient was treated with functional appliances to modify mandibular growth during active facial growth. After the pubertal growth spurt, treatment included rotational advancement of the mandible combined with alloplastic reconstruction of the condylar process and glenoid fossa.Abstract
Keywords: Hemifacial microsomia
Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Accepted: 01 Sept 1996