Abstract
Mentoplasty is a surgical procedure that is indicated for the treatment of chin deformities, in the absence of dental malocclusion. In this article the authors describe in a concise way the patient’ s evaluation, surgical technique, complications and illustrate with clinical cases.
Highlights
The facial beauty depends on the shape, proportion, position and harmony between its various subunits
Surgical access to deformities of the chin began in the second half of the last century, with the development of silicone prostheses
Mento osteotomies have allowed a new approach to deformities, altering chin height and position [1,2]
Summary
The facial beauty depends on the shape, proportion, position and harmony between its various subunits. Mento osteotomies have allowed a new approach to deformities, altering chin height and position [1,2]. It is difficult to find isolated promentonism, usually we find prognathism that is associated with maxillo-mandibular deformities. In this text, we discuss the deformities of the chin, and its correction, for patients who have acceptable dental occlusion, but with a deficit in the contour of the chin, and patients with malocclusion corrected concomitantly with mentoplasty. The techniques for augmentation are: Osteotomies (with or without autogenous graft placement) and alloplastic implants. The alloplastic implant and the sliding osteotomies can be used together to obtain satisfactory results in selected cases [3]
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