Sequential Treatment of Extreme Maxillary Hypoplasia: A Historical Patient Report of an Edentulous Adult Patient With Ankyloglossia

Abstract

Introduction:The management of multiple dimensions in orthognathic surgery often requires careful planning. Too large discrepancies could require a sequential procedure to make alignment of the archs possible. Report of case: The authors report a case of a 30-year-old partially edentulous man with severe maxillary hypoplasia caused by an untreated ankyloglossia. The transverse deficiency was estimated at more than 15 mm and the sagittal discrepancy shows a negative overjet of 11.5 mm. These wide deficits needed a 2-step surgery and the use of computed-aided design/computed-aided manufacturing. The first step was a palatal expansion by a fan-shaped Le Fort I osteotomy. The second step treated sagittal discrepancy and reexpanded the maxilla.At the end, the sagittal dimension got normal and the maxilla have been widened to almost 7 mm. Conclusion: Custom-made surgery is very useful for uncommon cases, in particular for toothless patients. It facilitates complex operations and allows precise results.