title: [Surgical correction of hemimandibular hyperplasia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluate the surgical corrective result of hemimandibular hyperplasia.
  
  
  METHODS
  33 patients were treated by orthognathic surgical procedures. The affected condyles of all patients were removed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The surgical corrective result of all patients was satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The deformity can be properly corrected by orthognathic surgical procedures. In order to prevent the reoccurrence of the deformity and acquire good corrective result, it is essential to remove the affected condyle and to parallel the occlusal canting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillifacial Surgery, Peking University School of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology