Correction of condylar displacement following intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy. 1991

K S Rotskoff, and E G Herbosa, and B Nickels
St Mary's Health Center, Dentofacial Deformities and Orofacial Pain Center, St Louis, MO 63117.

Fifteen patients who demonstrated condylar sag after intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy for the correction of mandibular prognathism were treated nonsurgically to establish the desired postoperative occlusion. A mean inferior displacement of 3.33 mm and anterior displacement of 2.18 mm were observed tomographically after surgery. Postoperatively, a geometric splint was constructed to compensate for the magnitude of condylar displacement and was used to replace the original splint to hold the distal segment in an overcorrected position. Skeletal fixation was maintained for 5 to 6 weeks. Tomographic evaluation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) during maxillomandibular fixation showed a slight superior (1.03 mm) and posterior (0.51 mm) movement of the condyle in the fossa. After release of fixation and removal of splint, a further superior (2.05 mm) and posterior (1.01 mm) repositioning of the condyle was observed. This later movement correlated with the placement of light class III elastic traction to seat the condyles into the glenoid fossae and establish a class I occlusion. Temporomandibular joint tomograms confirmed complete seating of the condyles in the fossa and lateral cephalograms demonstrated a corresponding change in the position of the mandible to the desired postoperative position. This technique has been effective in preventing postoperative malocclusion resulting from condylar sag.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008310 Malocclusion Such malposition and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth as to interfere with the highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaw that are essential for mastication. (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982) Angle's Classification,Crossbite,Tooth Crowding,Cross Bite,Angle Classification,Angles Classification,Bite, Cross,Bites, Cross,Classification, Angle's,Cross Bites,Crossbites,Crowding, Tooth,Crowdings, Tooth,Malocclusions
D008334 Mandible The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth. Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D008335 Mandibular Condyle The posterior process on the ramus of the mandible composed of two parts: a superior part, the articular portion, and an inferior part, the condylar neck. Condyle, Mandibular,Condyles, Mandibular,Mandibular Condyles
D010027 Osteotomy The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed) Osteotomies
D003768 Dental Occlusion, Centric Contact between opposing teeth during a person's habitual bite. Centric Dental Occlusion,Occlusion, Centric Dental
D004204 Joint Dislocations Displacement of bones from their normal positions at a joint. Inferior Dislocation,Joint Subluxations,Luxatio Erecta,Dislocation, Joint,Dislocations, Joint,Inferior Dislocations,Joint Dislocation,Joint Subluxation,Subluxation, Joint,Subluxations, Joint
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000075202 Contraindications A condition or factor associated with a recipient that makes the use of a drug, procedure, or physical agent improper or inadvisable. Contraindications may be absolute (life threatening) or relative (higher risk of complications in which benefits may outweigh risks). Contraindications, Physical Agent,Medical Contraindications,Agent Contraindication, Physical,Agent Contraindications, Physical,Contraindication,Contraindication, Medical,Contraindication, Physical Agent,Contraindications, Medical,Medical Contraindication,Physical Agent Contraindication,Physical Agent Contraindications

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