Joao Victor Borges Leal, Luciano Mauro Del Santo, Omar Nasim Mohamed Nasim Khan Mahboob, Thiago Ramos Magalhaes, Mateus Barros Cavalcante, José Valdir Pessoa Neto
This case report presents a mandible reconstruction with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prothesis for treatment of osteomyelitis infection following a bimaxillary orthognathic and genioplasty surgeries. The patient, a 41-year-old female, presented with facial pain, difficulty in opening her mouth, and mandibular deviation four months after the initial orthognathic surgery. During the four months, the patient had experienced two more surgerys post-operative for treatment of the complications. Examination revealed mobility between osteotomy segments of the right mandibular osteotomomie between body and ramus, and Computer Tomographic scan analysis revealed osteomyelitis and non-union within the osteotomy side of the right mandible from the previous surgery...
October 17, 2023: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery