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Simianism: Surgical-orthodontic correction of bimaxillary protrusion

Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery, 1973
Summary The authors describe a case of bimaxillary protrusion characterized by a simian-type mandible. To this syndrome they have given the name: Simianism. — The various stages of the combined surgical and orthodontic treatment are described. A successful functional and esthetic result was obtained, the patient last being observed four years after ...
J M, Converse, S L, Horowitz
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Surgical-orthodontic correction of vertical maxillary excess

American Journal of Orthodontics, 1978
Superior repositioning of the maxilla via maxillary ostectomy has proved to be useful method of treating patients with vertical maxillary excess. It is indicated primarily in patients with lip incompetence, excessive exposure of maxillary anterior teeth, long lower facial height, contour-deficient chin, and either Class I or Class II malocclusion.
L C, Fish, L M, Wolford, B N, Epker
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SURGICAL-ORTHODONTIC CORRECTION OF ADULT FACIAL DEFORMITIES

Dental Clinics of North America, 1996
The use of combined surgical-orthodontic therapy for the correction of skeletal anomalies has moved from the obscure to the routine over the last 25 years. Its use has been extended to treat not only developmental problems in children and adolescents, but also traumatic and temporomandibular joint-related deformities in adults.
R, Blanchaert, D M, Shafer
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Orthodontic techniques for crossbite correction

Dental Nursing, 2008
The correction of dental crossbites is a common orthodontic treatment aim. This article will describe the many different types of dental crossbite as well as demonstrating a variety of different orthodontic techniques used in their correction.
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Cephalometric diagnosis and surgical-orthodontic correction of apertognathia

American Journal of Orthodontics, 1980
Nineteen postadolescent white woman with uncorrected Class I molar and/or canine occlusion were compared cephalometrically to thirteen postadolescent white women with skeletal apertognathia that was later corrected by a combination of surgical procedures, the common denominator being maxillary posterior superior repositioning.
D E, Frost, R J, Fonseca, T A, Turvey, D J, Hall   +3 more
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The use of implants for orthodontic correction of an open bite

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 1995
This case illustrates the integration of maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, prosthodontics and periodontics in the treatment of an adult male. A traumatic injury to the lower jaw was the stimulus for the patient to seek orthodontic correction of a severe malocclusion including crossbites and an anterior open bite.
B, Prosterman, L, Prosterman, R, Fisher, M, Gornitsky   +3 more
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Relapse Correction with Removable Orthodontic

PROCEEDING IMPROVE QUALITY IN DENTISTRY
Relapse is when the teeth return to the position before orthodontic treatment. The small gaps between teeth often occur due to relapse conditions. A removable appliance is an orthodontic appliance that the patient can remove and insert themselves. This aims to report a relapse case treated using removable orthodontics.
Puspitarini Nindya Wardana, Trinadya Muhammad Zulfikar   +1 more
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Surgical-orthodontic correction of open-bite deformity

American Journal of Orthodontics, 1977
The combined simultaneous anterior and posterior maxillary ostectomy has proved to be a useful method of treating skeletal open-bite. It is indicated primarily in patients with lip incompetence, excessive exposure of maxillary anterior teeth, long lower-face height, contour-deficient chin, and Class II malocclusion.
B N, Epker, L, Fish
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A Surgical-Orthodontic Method of Correcting Mandibular Prognathism

Archives of Surgery, 1958
Introduction The intent of this paper is to describe a procedure designed to correct mandibular prognathism by the combined efforts of oral surgery and orthodontics. This method is carried out completely within the oral cavity. It is the purpose of this procedure to improve the cosmetic appearance of the face and the function of the lower jaw ...
M I, COHEN, R C, LINCOLN
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The surgical-orthodontic correction of mandibular deficiency. Part II

American Journal of Orthodontics, 1983
As discussed in Part I of this study, persons with mandibular deficiency and Class II malocclusions exhibit a wide spectrum of esthetic, cephalometric, and occlusal characteristics. In many such patients optimal overall results are best obtained via a combined orthodontic-surgical approach. In such patients a critical evaluation is essential to decide (
B N, Epker, L C, Fish
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