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Thoughts on this BiMax?
IconVillage:
Is intermandibular distraction osteogenesis only for overbites?
valhalar:
--- Quote from: IconVillage on May 20, 2019, 05:48:12 PM ---Is intermandibular distraction osteogenesis only for overbites?
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I would assume so since it has the word mandible in it. According to the Profilo Surgical website IMDO is for fixing a small lower jaw and overbites.
IconVillage:
--- Quote from: valhalar on May 20, 2019, 06:16:13 PM ---I would assume so since it has the word mandible in it. According to the Profilo Surgical website IMDO is for fixing a small lower jaw and overbites.
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But what if you just have one of the two (small lower jaw), would be a much less invasive surgery than BSSO if I'm reading correctly.
valhalar:
--- Quote from: IconVillage on May 20, 2019, 06:18:50 PM ---But what if you just have one of the two (small lower jaw), would be a much less invasive surgery than BSSO if I'm reading correctly.
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Some people on here have argued that if you only need a lower jaw surgery, then BSSO is better because you do the surgery once. IMDO requires a surgery, then turning the intermandibular distraction each day, and then another surgery to take the appliances out. However many adults with small lower jaws will require a jaw extension coupled with a genioplasty. IMDO is suitable because you could potentially do the genioplasty upon removal of the distraction device... I am not quite sure if there is another wait period however.
An example is shown here: https://www.instagram.com/p/66MRpXnEtw/
12mm of advancement with IMDO, followed by 10mm of advancement with a geniopaully (It's a genioplasty - this doctors version of it).
valhalar:
By the way, here's another picture of the patient 'super' bimax from the video:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwK5S5PHFMc/
Has his nasal bridge sunk between the first and second image, or would that be from rhinoplasty? I understand upper jaw surgery can pull the bridge down.
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