Segmental osteotomies of the mandible in the orthodontic surgical treatment of malformations of the facial bones

: In this article the Authors take under consideration surgical techniques of segmental osteotomy of the mandible in the treatment of the maxillo-facial skeleton alterations. The anterior inferior alveolar segmental osteotomy, total subapical osteotomy, anterior subapical osteotomy, genioplasty and the midline mandibular osteotomy are presented with their surgical techniques and indications. Therefore the authors present two cases of patients undergone to orthodontic--surgical treatment.