Open AccessZygomaticomaxillary “lateral swing” osteotomy for augmentation of midface deficiency
Author(s) -
Zachariah Thomas,
R. S. Neelakandan,
Aparna Murugan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_53_18
Subject(s) - osteotomy , medicine , zygomatic arch , maxilla , zygomatic bone , occlusion , orthodontics , surgery
Various surgical modalities have been proposed for the augmentation of midface deficiency without correction of the occlusal component. They include autogenous bone and cartilage grafts, alloplastic materials, and osteotomies. We propose an innovative osteotomy technique for augmentation of the midface including the infraorbital rims, the zygoma, the anterior maxillae, and the paranasal areas without advancing the dental-bearing segment.