Release of syngnathia by anticlockwise rotation and mandibular advancement using bilateral alloplastic temporomandibular joint prostheses: a new approach

Publication date: Available online 20 August 2018

Source: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Author(s): J. Desai, C. Smit, S. Naidoo

Abstract

We describe a new approach to the planning of treatment and subsequent operation on a patient with syngnathia and severe mandibular retrognathism. To facilitate a large mandibular advancement we applied alloplastic temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prostheses to the coronoid processes after anticlockwise rotation of the mandible. To the best of our knowledge this is the first documented case of its kind.

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