Orthognathic treatment for a patient with Class III malocclusion and surgically restricted mandible

Janson, Marcos
Janson, Guilherme
Sant'Ana, Eduardo
Tibola, Douglas
Martins, Décio Rodrigues

^aPrivate practice, Bauru, Brazil
^bProfessor and head, Department of Orthodontics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
^cAssociate professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
^dGraduate student, Department of Orthodontics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
^eProfessor, Department of Orthodontics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil

Reprint requests to: Guilherme Janson, Department of Orthodontics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Alameda Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla 9-75, Bauru - SP - 17012-901, Brazil; e-mail, [email protected].

The authors report no commercial, proprietary, or financial interest in the products or companies described in this article.

Submitted, January 2007; revised, and accepted, January 2007.

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 136(2):p 290-298, August 2009.

This case report describes the orthodontic-surgical treatment of an adult with Down syndrome and a Class III skeletal malocclusion with posterior open bite, horizontal facial pattern, missing mandibular posterior teeth, and surgical restriction of the mandible.