Macrognathism

Macrognathism
Other names	Megagnathia
Specialty	ENT surgery

Macrognathism is an abnormally large or protruding jaw. ^[1] The opposite condition is called micrognathia.

Causes

• Heredity ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Pituitary gigantism ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Paget's disease of bone ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Acromegaly ^[1]
• Fetal alcohol syndrome ^[2]
• Leontiasis ossea ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Cleidocranial dysplasia

Treatment

Treatment is surgical. Osteotomy may be done in case of maxillary macrognathia. Mandibular macrognathia is generally managed by resection of a portion of the mandible.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Principles and Practice of Surgery (7 ed.). Elsevier. 2018. pp. 351–374.
2. Clinical Neurotoxicology: Syndromes, Substances, Environments. Saunders. 2009. pp. 329–227.