Among the patients who want esthetically better appearance, the some with severe orthognathic abnormalities should be needed surgical correction addition to orthodontic treatment for the satisfactory results. The surgical method of jaw correction, a p...
Among the patients who want esthetically better appearance, the some with severe orthognathic abnormalities should be needed surgical correction addition to orthodontic treatment for the satisfactory results. The surgical method of jaw correction, a part of the maxillo-facial plastics, have following objects ; l. improvement of the facial appearance 2. correction of the occlusal relationship 3. restoration of the mandibular function to normal criteria, The authors treat the young female adult with mandibular prognathism, cross-bite, slight open-bite state and facial asymmetry due to jaw deviation by use of vertical osteotomy of the mandibular ramus. Consequently we have considered the results were good.