Mandibular micrognathia and vertical maxillary excess correction with combination LeFort I and inverted L osteotomies

Hunter Boss; Jae Hyun Park; Albert Carlotti; Michael Papademetriou; John Grubb

doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.02.021

Mandibular micrognathia and vertical maxillary excess correction with combination LeFort I and inverted L osteotomies

Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2020 May;157(5):704-718. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.02.021.

Authors

Hunter Boss¹, Jae Hyun Park², Albert Carlotti³, Michael Papademetriou⁴, John Grubb⁴

Affiliations

¹ Private Practice, Austin, Tex; Graduate School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
² Graduate School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea; Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, Ariz. Electronic address: JPark@atsu.edu.
³ Private Practice, Austin, Tex; Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, Ariz.
⁴ Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, Ariz.

PMID: 32354443
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.02.021

Abstract

A 34-year-old woman with mandibular micrognathia, vertical maxillary excess, and an open bite characterized by a "bird-face" deformity was treated with orthodontics combined with LeFort I and bilateral inverted L osteotomies. The total treatment time was 16 months. Her occlusion and facial appearance were significantly improved by a surgical-orthodontic plan. This case report presents the discussion of a unique and complex orthognathic surgical case and the myriad of orthodontic and surgical considerations that it involved.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cephalometry
Female
Humans
Malocclusion*
Maxilla
Micrognathism*
Open Bite*
Orthodontics, Corrective