The role of double‐step advancement genioplasty and bilateral coronoidectomy in Nager Syndrome: A case report

Abstract

Aim To report the surgical management of bilateral mandibular coronoid processes hyperplasia and mandibular retrognathism associated with trismus and convex facial profile in an individual diagnosed with Nager syndrome (NS). Case report A 21 years old female was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, presenting limited mouth opening and an unpleasant convex facial profile. The tomography exhibited hyperplasia of mandibular coronoid processes with no evidence of intracapsular ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint. The treatment objectives were to increase mouth opening through a bilateral coronoidectomy and gain chin projection using the double‐step advancement genioplasty technique. The 9‐month postoperative follow‐up revealed a 22.22% (6 mm) gain in jaw opening, improved masticatory function, and facial profile. Conclusions The NS is a complex craniofacial anomaly due to its clinical heterogeneity. Thus, treatment planning must be done individually, considering the patients' main complaints and respecting the limitations regarding anatomy and availability of proper surgical materials. In the present case, a bilateral coronoidectomy associated with immediate physiotherapy improved the patient's mouth opening, and the double‐step genioplasty promoted a much more significant chin advancement than would be obtained with the single‐step traditional osteotomy.

Congenital mandibular coronoid process hyperplasia and associated diseases

“…However, it is considered to be a separate clinical entity of the disease (Dixon et al, 2017). There are 3 publications involving 4 patients with restricted mouth opening and CPH (Schlieve et al, 2012; Trindade et al, 2021; Wu et al, 2017).…”

“…Pasetti et al (2016) reported one patient with Carey-Finema-Ziter syndrome with CPH. Trindade et al, 2021;Wu et al, 2017).…”