Orthodontic-surgical treatment of Long Face Pattern malocclusions: a benefit beyond the molar relationship

José Carlos da Cunha Bastos Junior, Isabella Simões Holz, Reinaldo Mazzottini, Cláudia Resende Leal e Flávio Mauro Ferrari Junior

Abstract: Orthognathic surgery is a well established treatment approach and indicated in severe dentofacial deformities that extrapolates the conventional orthodontic treatment. Severe Long Face Pattern patients are usually candidates for orthodontic-surgical treatment due to impairment of facial aesthetics, occlusal and functional abnormalities that can affect their appearance and consequently social life. In the present article, we aim to discuss a case of a female patient, Long Face Pattern with severe facial deformity associated with a functional imbalance, submitted to orthodontic-surgical treatment.

Keywords: Orthognathic surgery. Dentofacial deformities. Orthodontics.

How to cite: Bastos Junior JCC, Holz IS, Mazzottini R, Leal CR, Ferrari Junior FM. Tratamento ortodôntico-cirúrgico das más oclusões do Padrão Face Longa: um benefício muito além da relação molar. Rev Clín Ortod Dental Press. 2016 Jun-Jul;15(3):107-20. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14436/1676-6849.15.3.107-120.cre

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