Osteoplastic operations in the anterior part of the mandible for correction of malocclusion

Correction of disorders during transformation into one of the most difficult tasks, both in orthodontics and in maxillofacial (orthognathic) surgery. This article presents two clinical cases of median osteotomy/ostectomy. The stages of operations are described. Surgical technique of transversal correction by osteotomy/ ostectomy is presented. Operation is combined with bilateral retromolar osteotomy. Three dimensional fragments moving helps to change lower jaw shape. Indications for this surgical manipulation: one or two side cross-bite, discrepancies between size of teeth and length of alveolar bone (lower macrognathia, microdentia, extra-teeth, huge diastema), asymmetry of mandible.