title: Devices for facial aesthetic improvement in the treatment of skeletal mandibular protrusion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. kanako45@aurora.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokoo
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Chizu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Komurasaki
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.forename: Kazunobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashikawa
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tahara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D008409:Mastication; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*