title: Orthodontic and surgical treatment of patients with congenital unilateral and bilateral mandibulofacial dysostosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Presentation of results following therapy of patients with different forms of mandibulofacial dysostosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case reports of four patients, two with unilateral and two with bilateral mandibulofacial dysostosis, are presented. The symptoms and the problems involved in treatment are described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Protracted treatment resulted in improved facial symmetry, a harmonized profile, and acceptable occlusion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rehabilitation of patients suffering from congenital facial malformations such as mandibulofacial dysostosis demands an experienced team of orthodontists and maxillofacial surgeons as well as persistence on the part of the patients and their families if good esthetic and functional results are to be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany. charlotte.opitz@charite.de
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Opitz
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stoll
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008342:Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010348:Patient Care Team