Seventeen-year follow-up of a patient with median cleft of the lower lip, mandible, and tongue with flexion contracture: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Oral Surgery, Oral Restitution, and Oral Health Science, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. ishii.osur@tmd.ac.jp
Masatoshi
M
Ishii
Yoshimasa
Y
Ishii
Takashi
T
Moriyama
Shoji
S
Enomoto
Toaki
T
Ono
Kimie
K
Ohyama
Takayuki
T
Kuroda
D001860:Bone Plates; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques; D008046:Lip / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D014059:Tongue / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery