[Posterior vertical excess: surgical impact].
Maxillary posterior hyperplasy is a frequent dento-facial deformity. A dento-alveolar origin seems to be more frequent than a squelettic one; in our experience, there is a direct relationship between the volume of the tongue and the open bite--surgical correction was done with a LE FORT 1 osteotomy and a tongue reduction was done simultaneously in half of the patients--a sliding genioplasty sometimes was done to improve the profile--for us, post chirurgical relapse was frequent with patients without tongue reduction.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D005927:Glossectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D014716:Vertical Dimension
Les excès verticaux postérieurs: incidences chirurgicales.