11/37. Seventeen-year follow-up of a patient with median cleft of the lower lip, mandible, and tongue with flexion contracture: a case report.PURPOSE: We present a 17-year follow-up of an unusual patient with median cleft of the lower lip, mandible, and tongue with a flexion contracture. CONCLUSION: Timing of the mandibular reconstruction needs to take into account growth of the mandible and masticatory function. In this case, fixation of the mandible performed at the age of 6 years 6 months and reconstruction carried out at 7 years 8 months of age resulted in satisfactory occlusion and masticatory function.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = mandible (Clic here for more details about this article) |
12/37. Rapid palatal expansion in the young adult: time for a paradigm shift?A 19-year-old man presented for correction of a malocclusion that included a transverse maxillary deficiency. The patient was informed that he required orthognathic surgery to expand his upper jaw and correct his malocclusion, but he refused surgical expansion. Recent evidence indicates that rapid palatal expansion can be used without surgery in young adults; the decision was therefore made to treat the patient nonsurgically. Rapid palatal expansion of the maxillary arch was accomplished by means of a Hyrax appliance, with post-treatment radiographs revealing an opening of the midpalatal suture. The belief still persists among some clinicians that young adult patients require orthognathic surgery for palatal expansion, despite recent evidence supporting a nonsurgical approach after closure of the midpalatal suture.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.00079084362137762keywords = jaw (Clic here for more details about this article) |
13/37. Clinical and radiological evaluation of cherubism: a sporadic case report and review of the literature.Many cases have been published on cherubism since Jones described it first time in three children of the same family [Am. J. Cancer 17 (1933) 946]. cherubism is an autosomal-dominant disorder in which the normal bone is replaced by cellular fibrous tissue and immature bone. Extracranial skeletal involvement is rarely seen in hereditary and non-hereditary forms of the disorder. The mandible is the most severely affected craniofacial component, in which uncontrolled growth of the malady deteriorates the aesthetic balance of the face. Bilateral swelling of the cheeks, mandibular enlargement and maxillary spongious hypertrophy cause orbital manifestations and tendency of eyes looking up to the sky. Thus, the pathognomic clinical feature resembles the appearance of "raised to heaven" Renaissance cherubs. The sporadic case concerns a child affected by cherubism. Radiographic and clinical data of the patient are presented and brief review of the literature is included.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14285714285714keywords = mandible (Clic here for more details about this article) |
14/37. Hypoglossia-hypodactyly syndrome in a Brazilian child: clinical and surgical aspects.We describe a Brazilian child born with the hypoglossia-hypodactyly syndrome, complicated by bands joining the maxilla to the mandible. Clinical findings are presented, along with the surgical repair procedure.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14285714285714keywords = mandible (Clic here for more details about this article) |
15/37. Management of a patient with an accessory maxilla and congenital facial fistula.Although accessory jaws are a rare occurrence, the presence of such accessory tissue may cause some bothersome symptoms. This case report helps identify these unusual developmental lesions so that dentists can refer such patients for definitive care and management.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.00079084362137762keywords = jaw (Clic here for more details about this article) |
16/37. Deformation of the mandible due to neonatal moulding: a 10-year follow-up.A 3-day-old infant with paralysis of the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve and asymmetry of the mandible due to neonatal moulding is presented. Ten years after the initial presentation, the asymmetry and paralysis was still present. Orthodontic treatment has been instituted because of malocclusion. Surgical correction of the mandibular asymmetry after adulthood seems not to be necessary.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.71428571428571keywords = mandible (Clic here for more details about this article) |
17/37. Bilateral hyperplasia of the coronoid processes: clinical report.Monolateral or bilateral hyperplasia of the coronoid processes of the mandible is a rare disorder resulting in reduction of mouth opening because of the unnatural contact of the coronoid process with the zygomatic bones. The authors describe two cases of bilateral hyperplasia of the coronoid processes that were successfully treated.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14285714285714keywords = mandible (Clic here for more details about this article) |
18/37. Chincup therapy for a young woman with anterior displacement and obtuse angle of the mandible in Class I malocclusion.INTRODUCTION: Dolichofacial skeletal patterns are a challenge for the orthodontist. Even when treatment for a long-face patient begins before the adolescent growth spurt, excellent compliance is generally needed. The patient whose care is presented here started treatment at age 14. RESULTS: The extraction of 4 premolars, rapid palatal expansion, and excellent compliance wearing a combination occipital and vertical-pull chincup over a 2-year period led to good results at age 16, with minimal dental or skeletal relapse at age 18 years 5 months.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.57142857142857keywords = mandible (Clic here for more details about this article) |
19/37. Congenital fusion of the maxilla and mandible: brief case report.Congenital fusion of the mandible and maxilla is a rare anomaly usually seen in association with various syndromes. Reports of isolated cases of bony fusion of the jaws are sparse. Only 10 reported cases were found in the literature search. Maxillomandibular fusion restricts mouth opening, causing feeding problems and difficulties in swallowing, respiration, growth, and development, and thus must be treated early. We report a case of congenital fusion of the mandible and maxilla in a 1-year-old boy and describe the clinical features of this anomaly to add to the existing literature on the subject. This is our second encounter of such a case.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.85793370076423keywords = mandible, jaw (Clic here for more details about this article) |
20/37. pycnodysostosis. Report of a case and review of the Japanese literature, with emphasis on oral and maxillofacial findings.We report a case of pycnodysostosis and review 54 cases of this syndrome in the Japanese literature, with special emphasis on oral and maxillofacial findings. Common findings were as follows: hypoplasia of maxilla and mandible, hypopneumatization of the maxillary sinuses, loss of mandibular angle, a grooved palate, and malpositioned teeth.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14285714285714keywords = mandible (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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