Segmental LeFort I osteotomy for treatment of a class III malocclusion with temporomandibular disorder

This article reports the case of a 19-year-old young man with Class III malocclusion and posterior crossbite with concerns about temporomandibular disorder (TMD), esthetics and functional problems. Surgical-orthodontic treatment was carried out by decompensation of the mandibular incisors and segmen...

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Main Authors: Marcos Janson, Guilherme Janson, Eduardo Sant'Ana, Alexandre Nakamura, Marcos Roberto de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572008000400014