Posterior Vertical Deficiencies of the Mandible: Presentation of a New Corrective Technique and Retrospective Study of 21 Cases

Dental and maxillofacial features of condylo-mandibular dysplasia: A case series of 21 patients

“…This procedure provides correction of maxillary occlusal canting by spontaneous dentoalveolar adaptation to the generated open bite. Other orthognathic procedures have been described to lengthen the mandibular ramus without the use of an extraoral approach; these include an inverted-L osteotomy (Medeiros and Ritto, 2009), an Epker-Wolford modified osteotomy with complete sectioning of the pterygomasseteric sling (Ferri et al, 2008), and lowering of the mandibular angle (Grimaud et al, 2017). Six patients in our series underwent a CCG to elongate the ramus in light of the good results that we obtained with this procedure in craniofacial microsomia (Bertin et al, 2017).…”

Treatment Strategy for Condyle/Ramus Deficiency Using 3D Virtual Surgery and CAD/CAM Technologies; Total Joint Replacement or Inverted-L Osteotomy

“…5 Orofacial clefts are the most frequent congenital oral deformity. 6 In complete cleft palate neonates, the primary and secondary palates are involved, running from the uvula to the alveolar ridge. resulting in unilateral or bilateral full cleft palate.…”

“…Vertical lengthening of the condyle/ramus complex with SSRO inevitably requires a counterclockwise rotation of the maxillomandibular complex and complete detachment of the pterygomasseteric sling. 6 These may induce compressive force to the condyle/ramus complex, resulting in relapse and/or degenerative change of TMJ. Furthermore, SSRO does not allow a substantial increase in the vertical height of the condyle/ramus complex.…”

Masseter Myosin Heavy Chain Composition Varies With Mandibular Asymmetry

“…During the surgical osteotomy, the periosteum is separated from the bone; in addition, we partially cut the masseter and pterygoidian aponeurosis. 22,23 To stop bleeding and before closing, we removed some fragments of the deep portion of the masseter muscle in this specific area (the same on both sides, as determined by the surgical procedure). These tissue pieces were usually evacuated using suction drain or vacuum, and in that situation, we collected them for analysis.…”