Mandibular Advancement
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Skeletal stability and complications of bilateral sagittal split osteotomies and mandibular distraction osteogenesis: an evidence-based review.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To provide an evidence-based review comparing the skeletal stability and complications of bilateral sagittal split osteotomies (BSSOs) and mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) in the treatment of mandibular hypoplasia. MATERIALS AND ... Read more...

Diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgical correction of obstructive sleep apnea.

29 Sep 2009 The aim of this report is to present the scientific rationale for considering maxillomandibular advancement as the surgical treatment of choice in selected patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; review the treatment planning that will ... Read more...

Effects of Herbst appliance treatment on temporomandibular joint disc position and morphology: a prospective magnetic resonance imaging study.

30 Aug 2009 INTRODUCTION: The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate changes in the position and morphology of the disc in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS: The subjects were 32 consecutive adolescent ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mandibular Advancement'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Malocclusions resulting from loss of fixation after sagittal split ramus osteotomies. 30 Oct 2009
• Skeletal stability and complications of bilateral sagittal split osteotomies and mandibular distraction osteogenesis: an evidence-based review. 30 Oct 2009
• New single-arch sleep appliance therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgical correction of obstructive sleep apnea. 29 Sep 2009
• Effects of Herbst appliance treatment on temporomandibular joint disc position and morphology: a prospective magnetic resonance imaging study. 30 Aug 2009
• Single-stage comprehensive surgical treatment of the rheumatoid arthritis temporomandibular joint patient. 30 Aug 2009
• Stability of locking and conventional 2.0-mm miniplate/screw systems after sagittal split ramus osteotomy: finite element analysis. 30 Jul 2009
• Genial tubercle advancement for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a modification of design. 30 Jul 2009
• Modification of the sagittal split osteotomy of the mandibular ramus: mobilizing vertical osteotomy of the internal ramus segment. 30 Jul 2009
• Orthognathic treatment for a patient with Class III malocclusion and surgically restricted mandible. 30 Jul 2009
• Relationship of body mass index to stability of mandibular advancement surgery with rigid fixation. 30 Jul 2009
• Sequential MARA-Invisalign treatment. 29 Jun 2009
• Biomechanical effects of fixed functional appliance on craniofacial structures. 29 Jun 2009
• Evaluation of distracted mandibular bone using computed tomography scan and ultrasonography: technical note. 29 Jun 2009
• Mandibular incisor position changes in relation to amount of bite jumping during Herbst/multibracket appliance treatment: a radiographic-cephalometric study. 29 Jun 2009
• Effect of oil-based calcium hydroxide (Osteoinductal) on distraction osteogenesis in rabbit mandible. 30 May 2009
• Surgical-orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion with maxillary vertical excess. 30 May 2009
• Surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea: changing the upper airway. 30 May 2009
• Distraction osteogenesis in the treatment of dentofacial deformities. 30 May 2009
• Mandibular distraction in a tracheostomized patient with Pierre-Robin sequence. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Mandibular Advancement'

Definition: Moving a retruded mandible forward to a normal position. It is commonly performed for malocclusion and retrognathia. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)

Descriptor UI: D019186

Alternative terms: Mandibular Advancement; Advancement, Mandibular;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.545.500; E06.645.500; E06.658.224;

History Note: 97