Maxillo-mandibular counter-clockwise rotation and mandibular advancement with TMJ Concepts total joint prostheses: part IV--soft tissue response

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 Jun;38(6):637-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2008.11.022. Epub 2009 Jan 9.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate soft tissue response to maxillo-mandibular counter-clockwise rotation, with TMJ reconstruction and mandibular advancement using TMJ Concepts total joint prostheses, and maxillary osteotomies in 44 females. All patients were operated at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas TX, USA, by one surgeon (Wolford). Eighteen patients had genioplasties with either porous block hydroxyapatite or hard tissue replacement implants (Group 2) 26 had no genioplasty (Group 1). Surgically, the maxilla moved forward and upward by counter-clockwise maxillo-mandibular rotation with greater horizontal movement in Group 2. Vertically, both groups showed diversity of maxillo-mandibular mean movement. Group 1 showed a consistent 1: 0.97 ratio of hard to soft tissue advancement at pogonion; Group 2 results were less consistent, with ratios between 1: 0.84 and 1: 1.02. Horizontal changes in upper lip morphology after maxillary advancement/impaction, VY closure, and alar base cinch sutures showed greater movement in both groups, than observed in hard tissue. Counter-clockwise rotation of the maxillo-mandibular complex using TMJ Concepts total joint prostheses resulted in similar soft tissue response as previously reported for traditional maxillo-mandibular advancement without counter-clockwise rotation of the occlusal plane. The association of chin implants, in the present sample, showed higher variability of soft tissue response.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement*
  • Cephalometry
  • Chin / anatomy & histology
  • Chin / surgery
  • Face / anatomy & histology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Prosthesis*
  • Linear Models
  • Lip / anatomy & histology
  • Mandibular Advancement*
  • Maxilla / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Nose / anatomy & histology
  • Osteotomy, Le Fort
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Prosthesis Implantation
  • Rotation
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disc / surgery
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / surgery*
  • Young Adult