SMOOTHING THE MENTO LABIAL SULCUS IN ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY WITH USE OF A POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE (PMMA) PROSTHESIS: CASE REPORT

Volume 8, Issue 6, December 2023     |     PP. 438-447      |     PDF (848 K)    |     Pub. Date: December 19, 2023
DOI: 10.54647/cm321223    41 Downloads     65766 Views  

Author(s)

Thiago D. Gennari, São Leopoldo Mandic School of Dentistry, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Marilia O. C. D. Leal, Piracicaba School of Dentistry, São Paulo, Brazil
Rubens G. Teixeira, São Leopoldo Mandic School of Dentistry, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Claudio R. P. Jodas, São Leopoldo Mandic School of Dentistry, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract
PURPOSE: This article aimed to report a clinical case of a patient, a 26-year-old, caucasian man, who sought surgical treatment due to esthetic and functional complaints related to facial features. METHODS: The initial diagnosis was a standard dentofacial deformity, short face, mandibular hypoplasia, deep mento labial sulcus, and Class II occlusion. RESULTS: Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery was performed using genioplasty associated with filling the chin with a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) prosthesis to soften the deep mentolabial sulcus. CONCLUSION: PMMA was shown to be a good material for use as a definitive prosthesis that enabled facial harmonization to be achieved. PMMA has advantages such as stability, biocompatibility, easy handling, and low cost.

Keywords
Orthognathic Surgery. Filling Polymethyl Methacrylate. Mento labial sulcus

Cite this paper
Thiago D. Gennari, Marilia O. C. D. Leal, Rubens G. Teixeira, Claudio R. P. Jodas, SMOOTHING THE MENTO LABIAL SULCUS IN ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY WITH USE OF A POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE (PMMA) PROSTHESIS: CASE REPORT , SCIREA Journal of Clinical Medicine. Volume 8, Issue 6, December 2023 | PP. 438-447. 10.54647/cm321223

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