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Crilke: too long lower jaw
Facial diagnosis
- Protruding lower jaw
- Receding upper jaw
- Too short upper jaw
Dental diagnosis
- Class III
Treatment jaw surgery
- Setback lower jaw (BSSO)
- Advancement upper jaw (Le Fort I)
Treatment aesthetic surgery
- Cheek augmentation
About this case
Crilke came out of her adolescence with a pronounced pseudo-prognathism. More than overgrowth of the mandible, the upper jaw did not grow or develop at all. After wisdom teeth removal and pre-surgical orthodontics, Crilke had her rewarding orthognathic surgery by Dr Defrancq: a most substantial upper jaw with advancement and extrusion was performed followed by a moderate setback of the mandible. For the aesthetic flow of the face it was judged mandatory to augment the cheekbones in a most natural way with hydroxyapatite and human glue (tisseel or tissucol). Crilke was extremely pleased by the functional and aesthetic outcome. It boosted her young life with comfort and confidence.
