Cassi Diana, Magnifico Marisabel, Gandolfinini Mauro, Kasa Ilda, Mauro Giovanni, Di Blasio Alberto
Section of Orthodontics, Centro Universitario di Odontoiatria, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Case Rep Dent. 2017;2017:7318715. doi: 10.1155/2017/7318715. Epub 2017 Dec 14.
The aim of this paper is to report treatment effects of functional therapy in a growing patient affected by hemifacial microsomia (HM). According to Kaban's classification, the patient was classified as grade IIa as she presented all mandibular and temporomandibular joint components and a normal shaped, hypoplastic mandible. The therapeutic approach included the use of an asymmetrical functional activator (AFA) to stimulate the growth of the affected side and consequently to improve symmetry of the mandible and maxillary deficiency. Further effects were the lengthening of the mandibular ramus, restoration of occlusion, and expansion of soft tissues.
本文旨在报告功能疗法对一名患有半侧颜面短小畸形（HM）的生长发育期患者的治疗效果。根据卡班分类法，该患者被归类为IIa级，因为她具备所有下颌骨和颞下颌关节组成部分，且下颌骨形状正常但发育不全。治疗方法包括使用不对称功能矫治器（AFA）来刺激患侧生长，从而改善下颌骨对称性和上颌骨发育不足的情况。进一步的效果包括下颌升支延长、咬合恢复以及软组织扩张。
