Hemihypoplasia of the mandible combined with lateral open bite corrected by sandwich technique. A case report.
A hemihypoplasia of the body of the mandible and the ascending ramus on the left side, combined with a lateral open bite on the right side is described. Operative reconstruction on the left side was performed by sandwich technique. The correction of the lateral open bite involved the following: vertical ramus osteotomy on the right side, paramedian vertical body osteotomy on the left side, moving the body of the mandible upwards into the predetermined position.
D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery*; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*