OBJETIVO: a finalidade deste trabalho é avaliar os resultados de tratamento de pacientes com desarmonias esqueléticas Classe III e discrepâncias transversas, tratados com a técnica de expansão maxilar assistida cirurgicamente, associada à mecânica de tração reversa. METODOLOGIA: Foram avaliados 10 pacientes portadores de Classe III esquelética e discrepância transversal, submetidos à expansão maxilar assistida cirurgicamente e ao uso de máscara facial. A avaliação das alterações ortodônticas e ortopédicas foram realizadas por meio dos exames clínico e radiográfico. CONCLUSÃO: os resultados clínicos e radiográficos demonstraram eficiência nestes procedimentos, evitando nova cirurgia de maxila, diminuindo a morbidade do tratamento e o seu custo.
: Fractures of the mandibular condylar region are very common, but treatment is controversial; the same fracture can be treatment by either conservative treatment or surgery. When surgery is chosen, the search for the best surgical access also has many doubts. The options for open surgical accesses are: pre-auricular, submandibular, and retromandibular. For intraoral access (similar to sagittal osteotomy of the ramus), the aid of endoscopy, an image equipment, enables the perpendicular visualization of the fracture. Case report: In this clinical case, the authors describe a high mandibular ramus fracture in which the intraoral approach was used associated with endoscopy for the reduction and fixation of the fracture. Conclusion: Success of the radiographic and clinical outcome could be observed by the anatomical reduction of the fracutre and the solution of the patient’s requests.
Introduction: Fractures of the mandibular condylar region are very common, but treatment is controversial; the same fracture can be treatment by either conservative treatment or surgery. When surgery is chosen, the search for the best surgical access also has many doubts. The options for open surgical accesses are: pre-auricular, submandibular, and retromandibular. For intraoral access (similar to sagittal osteotomy of the ramus), the aid of endoscopy, an image equipment, enables the perpendicular visualization of the fracture. Case report: In this clinical case, the authors describe a high mandibular ramus fracture in which the intraoral approach was used associated with endoscopy for the reduction and fixation of the fracture. Conclusion: Success of the radiographic and clinical outcome could be observed by the anatomical reduction of the fracutre and the solution of the patient's requests.
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