Facial asymmetry is a common complaint in patients with facial concerns. Some patients have mandibular asymmetries that have light maxillary cant compensation due to a reduced gingival exposure. A common treatment in facial asymmetries is bimaxillary surgery treatment. However, there are no cases of non-severe occlusal plane canting (OPC) with mandibular asymmetry treated with mandibular surgery and miniscrews for the extrusion of the maxillary molars. The aim of this article is to show how to correct mandibular asymmetries combined with OPC by making a single mandibular "early surgery" combined with the extrusion of the maxilla with miniscrews to correct the occlusal plane in order to avoid a Le Fort I surgery. This type of treatment provides lower medical costs, shorter surgeries, and less postoperative discomfort and invasion for patients.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ortho.2019.03.021DOI Listing

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