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Amaury Derquenne1, Jacques Mercier1, Sophie Dugast1
1Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, CHU de Nantes, 1 place Alexis Ricordeau, Nantes 44093, France.
Abstract:
The Posterior vertical excess (PVE) associates a symmetric ramus and condyle elongation to an Angle Class III malocclusion. This dento-skeletal discrepancy can be isolated or associated to a condyle hyperplasia or a transverse overgrowth of the mandible due to macroglossia. We present the technique and the postoperative results of bilateral condylectomy applied for the surgical correction of PVE. Bilateral condylectomy represents an alternative to the bimaxillary surgery and adds to the therapeutic arsenal for the correction of Angle Class III malocclusion.
