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Published on: October 23, 2017
Hemifacial microsomia treated with a hybrid technique combining distraction osteogenesis and a mandible-guided
Jie Wang1, Lingjun Yuan2, Jiaqiang Liu3
1Department of Orthodontics, Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Introduction:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of a hybrid treatment for hemifacial microsomia that combines distraction osteogenesis and a mandible-guided functional appliance to correct mandibular asymmetry.
Methods:
This was a retrospective analysis of 10 patients with unilateral hemifacial microsomia who underwent mandibular ramus distraction osteogenesis in our hospital from February 2013 to July 2015. The cases were classified into 2 comparison groups: 5 patients were in the MG-DO group (distraction osteogenesis combined with an mandible-guided functional appliance) and 5 in the control group (distraction osteogenesis only). Anteroposterior cephalometric analyses were conducted before and after treatment. Soft tissue symmetry and the occlusal relationship were observed from facial and intraoral photographs. Statistical analyses were performed to determine changes between before and after treatment as well as intergroup differences.
Results:
The MG-DO group showed greater vertical elongation of the mandibular ramus and less overcorrection and mandibular deviation than the control group. Occlusal reconstruction was enabled by the mandible-guided functional appliance owing to a decrease in lateral shifting. The symmetry of both skeletal and soft tissues was significantly improved in the MG-DO group.
Conclusions:
The hybrid technique combining distraction osteogenesis and the mandible-guided functional appliance proved to be effective in correcting canting and deviation during mandibular elongation, which improved facial symmetry and occlusal balance in patients with hemifacial microsomia.
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