Oralmaxillofacial Surgery

Dysgnathia Surgery, Bimaxillary Osteotomy: Repositioning Osteotomy of the Jaw

A surgical rearrangement of the positional relationship of the jaws is referred to as rearrangement osteotomy of the jaws (maxillomandibular osteotomy; maxillomandibular rearrangement osteotomy, MMO). A distinction is made between the realignment of only one jaw – i.e. the upper or lower jaw – and the bignath realignment osteotomy, in which both jaws are operated … Dysgnathia Surgery, Bimaxillary Osteotomy: Repositioning Osteotomy of the Jaw

Lengthening of the Jaw Bone (Distraction Osteogenesis)

Distraction osteogenesis (synonym: callus distraction) is a surgical procedure whose literal translation already explains the procedure: new bone formation by pulling apart. Following the biological healing processes after fractures (broken bones), the new production of bone substance in the fracture gap is achieved by removing the bone fragments from each other. After an accidental bone … Lengthening of the Jaw Bone (Distraction Osteogenesis)

Jaw Bone Augmentation

Jaw bone augmentation (synonym: jawbone augmentation) is the surgical reconstruction of lost bone substance in the upper or lower jaw. Augmentation procedures are used to securely anchor implants (artificial tooth roots) in the bone, to enable prosthetic restorations with fixed or removable dentures, or to restore esthetics after bone loss due to an accident or … Jaw Bone Augmentation

Jaw Bone Augmentation: Sinus Lift Surgery

Sinus lift (synonym: sinus floor elevation) refers to oral surgical procedures that build up the bony floor of the maxillary sinus (lat. : sinus maxillaris) with the goal of creating a load-bearing bed in the maxillary posterior region for implant placement (placement of artificial tooth roots). The maxillary sinuses are ventilated cavities lined with mucosa … Jaw Bone Augmentation: Sinus Lift Surgery