ISBN10: 0867159669, ISBN13: 9780867159660, [publisher: Quintessence] Hardcover In this innovative and paradigm-busting book, the author asserts that almost all bad bites have their origin in a small mandible, what he calls anterior mandibular hypoplasia, or AMHypo, and further claims that surgical management is the only means to correct it. AMHypo arises because of a small anterior tongue, and it leads to dewlap (poor chin-neck contour), dental crowding, impacted third molars, a range of dental malocclusions, and retroglossal tongue displacement into the upper airway. Traditional orthodontics often camouflage the small jaw by extracting ?extra? teeth that don?t fit and controlling growth with various appliances, effectively leaving the patient in the same medical predicament they were before having their teeth straightened and their occlusion fixed. After all, for every patient with a bad bite, there are three combined, interwoven, inseparable treatment considerations: occlusion, airway, face. In this book, the author outlines the anthropologic underpinnings of the small jaw and then outlines his six surgical methods of designing the face to optimize bite, airway, and facial balance: IMDO, GenioPaully, custom BIMAX, SuperBIMAX, custom PEEK implants, and SARME. IMDO, or intermolar mandibular distraction osteogenesis, is a surgery less invasive than third molar surgery that can expand the mandible by as much as 16.5 mm and effectively bring the tongue forward to elimina ...
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ISBN10: 0867159669, ISBN13: 9780867159660, [publisher: Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc.] Hardcover 1st edition. 250 pages. 11.00x8.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.
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Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc 2021 Hardcover New 1st edition. 250 pages. 11.00x8.25x0.75 inches.