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Treatment of Facial Deformities using 3D Planning and Printing of Patient-Specific Implants
Published on: May 23, 2020
Interdisciplinary treatment of a patient with amelogenesis imperfecta, a skeletal Class III relationship, and an
Gülnaz Marşan1, Irem Sakarya Aksu, Hanefi Kurt
1Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. gulnaz.marsan@yahoo.com
Abstract:
An adult woman with amelogenesis imperfecta, a skeletal Class III relationship, long face syndrome, and a severe anterior open bite received interdisciplinary treatment (orthodontics, orthognathic surgery, and prosthodontics). Presurgical orthodontic treatment was followed by a maxillary posterior impaction with anterior advancement and a mandibular setback. After surgery, the patient received ceramic crowns. Function and esthetics were successfully re-established.
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