Condylar hyperplasia is (CH) a mandibular malformation that involves a change in the size and morphology of the condylar neck and head. The CH is an abnormality that usually occurs unilaterally and affects equally both men and women. Its etiology is controversial in its own right.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Three-dimensional diagnosis has shown that orthodontic therapy could potentially move the roots of the teeth outside the original bone structure. The purpose of these case studies was to test the possibility of obtaining correct three-dimensional tooth positioning with clear aligners, thereby modifying the periodontal structure accordingly, at the same time.
Methods: Regenerative Corticotomy (RC) was performed with clear aligners on ten adult patients (40 anterior teeth) with skeletal Class III malocclusion, for dental decompensation, prior to the orthognathic surgery.
Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent
February 2021
Orthodontic therapy could lead to marginal bone resorption in cases where the teeth are moved outside the envelope of bone. The purpose of this case series was to test corticotomy with a guided bone regeneration (GBR) procedure to regenerate bone in the direction of movement outside the original bony housing. Ten adult patients (60 anterior teeth), all presenting with severe anterior crowding, were enrolled in the study.
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November 2020
We present a modified surgical technique which encompasses a combination of surgically-assisted accelerated orthodontics and guided bone regeneration for combined surgical and orthodontic management of dental crowding and maxillary transverse deficiency malocclusions with minimally invasive surgery, in a rapid manner, and without the use of general anesthesia.
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