title: Rectangular body ostectomy for the treatment of severe mandibular prognathism.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this article was to present the surgical technique and the outcomes of rectangular body ostectomy in the treatment of severe mandibular prognathism.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mandibular setback by bilateral rectangular body ostectomies combined with Le Fort I level maxillary advancement was performed. The deep bony concavity of paranasal area was grafted with bone blocks harvested from the ostectomized segments of the mandible.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Satisfactory functional and aesthetic outcomes were obtained by rectangular body ostectomy combined with Le Fort I level maxillary advancement and an acceptable profile was provided for the patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mandibular rectangular ostectomy remains a safe and versatile procedure with predictable results in well-selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sencimen
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gulses
authors.forename: Fidan Alakus
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Sabuncuoglu
authors.forename: Kemal Murat
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Okcu
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olmez
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort; D011378:Prognathism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D055815:Young Adult