Abstract
Six patients with maxillary asymmetry with inclination of occlusal plane were treated by a unilateral Le Fort I osteotomy technique for the correction of maxillary asymmetry which can be performed through horizontal bone-cut of the unilateral maxilla and median palatine suture splitting. This technique allows lateral expansion and downward rotation of the osteotomized maxilla.
Patients with maxillary asymmetry who have no maxillary horizontal deficiency on clinical and lateral cephalometric examination and exhibit no deviation of median line between upper central incisors, are potential candidates for the unilateral Le Fort I osteotomy. The unilateral Le Fort I osteotomy is a useful technique because of easier repositioning of the osteotomized maxilla by a prefabricated splint, obtaining good stability.
