Mandibular Angle Reduction

Oh,  Ji-Hyeon; Kim,  Seong-Gon; Park,  Young-Wook

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 58(2); 2020 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2020;58(2):114-122.
Published online February 29, 2020.

하악 우각부 성형술

오지현¹, 김성곤², 박영욱³

^¹강릉원주대학교 치과병원 구강악안면외과
^²강릉원주대학교 치과병원 구강악안면외과
^³강릉원주대학교 치과병원 구강악안면외과

Mandibular Angle Reduction

Ji-Hyeon Oh¹, Seong-Gon Kim², Young-Wook Park³

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gangneung-Wonju National University Dental hospital
²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gangneung-Wonju National University Dental hospital
³Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gangneung-Wonju National University Dental hospital

Abstract

Aesthetic facial profile is mainly determined by cultural background. In some countries, prominent mandibular angle is considered as characteristics, whereas it is considered as unattractive in East Asian countries. Therefore, reduction surgery for prominent mandibular angle is one of the popular cosmetic surgery in theses countries. The anatomical component of the mandibular angle consists of masseter muscle and the angular part of the mandibular ramus. Thus, the mandibular angle reduction can be performed by myotomy or bone reduction or both.

Key Words: Prominent mandibular angle;Angloplasty;Myotomy;Lateral corticotomy;