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Camouflage Treatment In Adult Patient With Mandibular Lateral Displacement, Transverse Deficiency And Facial Asymmetry – A Case Report, Yu-Ling Tsai, Chun-Liang Kuo, I-Hua Liu

Taiwanese Journal of Orthodontics

Facial asymmetry is common in humans. Significant facial asymmetry causes both functional as well as esthetic problems. The etiologies of facial asymmetry include congenital disorders, acquired diseases, and traumatic and developmental deformities. The causes of many cases of developmental facial asymmetry are indistinct. The principle of facial asymmetry management would be correcting the underlying disorder. Orthognathic surgery is the first and better choice if face correction is the primary consideration. Camouflage orthodontic treatment was a non-invasive option for mild to moderate severity of asymmetry. We present a case with mandibular lateral displacement, transverse deficiency and facial asymmetry in a 19-year-old …