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  • Title: Hemimandibular hyperplasia.
    Author: Chen YR, Bendor-Samuel RL, Huang CS.
    Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg; 1996 Apr; 97(4):730-7. PubMed ID: 8628767.
    Abstract:
    True hemimandibular hyperplasia is an uncommon maxillofacial deformity. Patients with this affliction present clinically with varying degrees of asymmetry characterized by an increase in ramus height, a rotated facial appearance with kinking at the mandibular symphysis, and prominence of the lower border of the mandible. In the advanced form, maxillary and mandibular alveolar bone overgrowth result in a compensatory canting of the occlusal plane and a significant functional malocclusion requiring bimaxillary surgical correction. Nine patients with the above condition were treated with various surgical methods over a 9-year period. The clinical results were satisfying and the long-term results showed good postoperative stability. The pathology of hemimandibular hyperplasia is described and the preexisting nomenclature further defined.
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