USE OF STOCK HIGH DENSITY POROUS POLYETHYLENE IMPLANT (MEDPORER )FOR CORRECTION OF SECONDARY FACIAL DEFORMITY-A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Temporo-mandibular joint ankylosis is a common cause of acquired mandibular deformity in
children and adults1
. The most frequent causes of condylar damage are trauma to the joint and
infections2
.The damage to the condyle in early childhood period may result in facial
asymmetry due to alteration in mandibular growth.In general, younger the patient at the time
of condylar damage and longer the period of ankylosis before treatment, the more severe will be
the degree of deformity. The deformity is the result of both the condylar destruction and the lack
of stimulus to the growth induced by mandibular function and movements.There are
various techniques available to release the ankylosis but the correction of the resulting facial
deformity in these cases is still a challenge. Here we report a case of chin asymmetry and
deformity corrected with medpore chin implant with a long term follow up.