Hemihypoplasia of the mandible combined with lateral open bite corrected by sandwich technique. A case report

A hemihypoplasia of the body of the mandible and the ascending ramus on the left side, combined with a lateral open bite on the right side is described. Operative reconstruction on the left side was performed by sandwich technique. The correction of the lateral open bite involved the following: vertical ramus osteotomy on the right side, paramedian vertical body osteotomy on the left side, moving the body of the mandible upwards into the predetermined position.