Seven Years of Retention of Severe Mandibular Prognathism Treated With Bimaxillary Surgery: Two Case Reports
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    P: 51-57
    March 2013

    Seven Years of Retention of Severe Mandibular Prognathism Treated With Bimaxillary Surgery: Two Case Reports

    Turk J Orthod 2013;26(1):51-57
    1. University of Ankara, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, Ankara, Turkey
    2. Orthodontist, Turgut Özal University Oral and Dental Health Care Center, Ankara, Turkey
    3. University of Ankara, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Ankara, Turkey
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    ABSTRACT

    These case reports describe the surgical treatment of 2 male adult patients with severe mandibular prognathism. For both patients, anterior repositioning of the maxilla by Le Fort I osteotomies with and without impaction and mandibular posterior repositioning by sagittal split ramus osteotomies were performed. The aim of this case report is to identify successfully treated surgical cases maintaining the results throughout the follow-up period of 7 years.

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