Devices for facial aesthetic improvement in the treatment of skeletal mandibular protrusion.
Some techniques for the treatment of mandibular protrusion with consideration for aesthetic improvement of the face as a whole are described. The aesthetic inferiority complex in the mind of patients with masticatory disorders as the chief complaint should not be underestimated. Three techniques were used in this study; preoperative orthodontic treatment, preservation of the patient's self-image, and maintenance of beautiful relationship between the midfacial line and the nasolabial fold as well as the nasal ala.
Yokoo
Satoshi
S
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. kanako45@aurora.ocn.ne.jp
Komori
Takahide
T
Tateishi
Chizu
C
Komurasaki
Hitoshi
H
Omori
Makoto
M
Hashikawa
Kazunobu
K
Tahara
Shinya
S
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D008409:Mastication; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*