PMC3304221_01
Preoperative frontal view
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F1
Physical examination revealed that the patient had bilateral masseter muscle bulging giving a squarish facial appearance with a prominent mandibular angle at the lower border with increased lower facial width and a deep mentolabial sulcus [Figure 1 and 2].
Preoperative occlusion
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F2
Physical examination revealed that the patient had bilateral masseter muscle bulging giving a squarish facial appearance with a prominent mandibular angle at the lower border with increased lower facial width and a deep mentolabial sulcus [Figure 1 and 2].
Preoperative OPG
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F3
Intraoral examination revealed angles class 2 div 1 malocclusion [Figure 3] With increased overjet and overbite, spacing in the maxillary anterior teeth and buccally placed 44.
Postoperative lateral profile
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F4
OPG showed a prominent mandibular angle [Figure 4].
PMC3304221_02
Postoperative occlusion
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F5
Excess bone was removed [Figure 5] and sharp margin was trimmed with a bone file.