Objective: To present cleft patients treated with protraction facemask and miniplate anchorage (FM/MP) in order to demonstrate the effects of FM/MP on maxillary hypoplasia. Materials and Methods: The cases consisted of cleft palate only (12 year 1 month old girl, treatment duration 5 16 months), unilateral cleft lip and alveolus (12 year 1 month old boy, treatment duration 5 24 months), and unilateral cleft lip and palate (7 year 2 month old boy, treatment duration 5 13 months). Curvilinear type surgical miniplates (Martin, Tuttlinger, Germany) were placed into the zygomatic buttress areas of the maxilla. After 4 weeks, mobility of the miniplates was checked, and the orthopedic force (500 g per side, 30u downward and forward from the occlusal plane) was applied 12 to 14 hours per day. Results: In all cases, there was significant forward displacement of the point A. Side effects such as labial tipping of the upper incisors, extrusion of the upper molars, clockwise rotations of the mandibular plane, and bite opening, were considered minimal relative to that usually observed with conventional protraction facemask with tooth-borne anchorage. Conclusions: FM/MP can be an effective alternative treatment modality for maxillary hypoplasia with minimal unwanted side effects in cleft patients. (Angle Orthod. 2010;80:783-791.)

Objective: To determine the difference in the effects of facemask with miniplate (FM-MP) anchorage on maxillary protraction in growing cleft patients between unilateral (UCLP) and bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) groups. Materials and Methods: The samples consisted of a UCLP group (N 5 15, 13 boys and 2 girls; mean age 10.98 years; mean protraction duration 2.37 years) and a BCLP group (N 5 15, all boys; mean age 11.42 years; mean protraction duration 2.36 years), who were treated with the same surgical technique (rotation and advancement flap and double opposing Z-plasty) by one surgeon and with FM-MP by one orthodontist. Lateral cephalograms were taken before (T1) and after FM-MP (T2). Fourteen skeletal and dental variables were measured. Independent and paired t-tests were performed for statistical analysis. Results: There were no differences in mean age and values of variables at the T1 stage and in the duration of protraction between the two groups. The BCLP group showed less advancement of point A than the UCLP group (DA-vertical reference plane, 2.51 mm vs 4.06 mm, P , .05; DA-N perpendicular, 0.79 mm vs 2.26 mm, P , .05; DSNA, 0.45u vs 2.85u, P , .01). Since counterclockwise rotation of the palatal plane in two groups was minimal (20.36u vs 20.87u), no difference was observed with regard to clockwise rotation of the mandible (0.46u vs 20.07u). There were no differences in the degree of labioversion of the maxillary incisor (8.16u vs 7.10u), linguoversion of the mandibular incisor (22.66u vs 22.14u), and increase in overjet (5.39 mm vs 5.70 mm) between the two groups. Conclusion: In FM-MP therapy of growing cleft patients under the conditions of this study, the UCLP group shows a more favorable change in maxillary advancement than the BCLP group. (Angle Orthod. 2012;82:935-941.)

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the range of surgical movement and stability of rotational maxillary setback (MXS) procedure as treatment modality for skeletal class III malocclusion with labioversed upper incisors and/or protrusive maxilla (CIII/LUI-PM). The samples consisted of 20 adult patients (mean [SD] age, 23.55 [4.30] y) who had CIII/LUI-PM and were treated with rotational MXS and mandibular setback using LeFort I osteotomy and bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy. The lateral cephalograms were obtained 1 week before (T0), 1 week after (T1), and 1 year after surgery (T2). The amounts of surgical movement, relapse, and stability rate of the upper central incisor (UIE), upper first molar (U6MBC), point A (A), incisive canal point, and posterior nasal spine (PNS) in relation to the reference planes were statistically analyzed. During T1 - T0, there were backward and downward movements of UIE and A, backward and upward movements of U6MBC, and upward and slight forward movements of PNS due to rotational MXS. The center of rotation of the maxilla was placed between A and the upper premolar area. During T2 - T1, skeletal landmarks showed clinically insignificant counterclockwise rotational relapse (<0.5 mm). The anteroposterior (AP) and vertical positions of skeletal landmarks were more stable than dental landmarks. The U6MBC was more stable in the vertical aspect than UIE (P < 0.01). Posterior nasal spine showed significantly higher stability rate in both vertical and AP aspects (P < 0.01, respectively), whereas UIE showed a lower value in the vertical aspect (P < 0.05). Rotational MXS procedure in cases with CIII/LUI-PM can be regarded as a stable one, especially in the vertical and AP positions of PNS. Vertical relapse in UIE should be managed with postoperative orthodontic treatment.

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