Using of Neville Bass in the treatment of mandibular retrognathism. Case report

Ana Cecilia Luis Acosta; Lizandro Michel Pérez García; Yenelis de la Rosa Cabrera; Eduardo Reytor Saavedra; Ofelia León Casanova

2018, Number 3

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Gaceta Médica Espirituana 2018; 20 (3)

Using of Neville Bass in the treatment of mandibular retrognathism. Case report

Luis AAC, Pérez GLM, de la Rosa CY, Reytor SE, León CO

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ABSTRACT

Background: The use of retentive upper acrylic plates and extension of lingual elements for the treatment of mandibular retrognathism is a novel option in Cuba.
Objective: To illustrate the result in a patient with mandibular retrognathism treated with the Neville Bass device.
Case Report: A 9 year-old, half blood, female patient, with neuromuscular dysfunction, having poor intermaxillary relationship, caused by mandibular retrognathism, the patient was treated with the Neville Bass device.
Conclusions: The treatment using the Neville Bass device allowed obtaining a correct relation of their bone bases.