title: Severe facial asymmetry and unilateral lingual crossbite treated with orthodontics and 2-jaw surgery: 5-year follow-up.
abstract: A 33-year-old woman with severe facial asymmetry and unilateral lingual crossbite was treated with orthodontics combined with differential maxillary impaction and intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy. After 12 months of preoperative orthodontic treatment, 2-jaw surgery was performed. The total active treatment time was 18 months. Both her occlusion and facial appearance were significantly improved by the surgical-orthodontic treatment. The occlusion was stable after 5 years of retention. Posttreatment records after 5 years showed excellent results with good occlusion and long-term stability.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A. T. Still University, Mesa, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Jae Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Yasumori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities; D063168:Mandibular Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities; D063166:Maxillary Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome