Table 2. A Classification System Modified by Kaban et al to Capture the Craniofacial Microsomia-Related Mandibular Hypoplasia and Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Deformity Observed on Cephalograms.
I | Small mandible |
IIA | Short mandibular ramus of abnormal shape; glenoid fossa in satisfactory position |
IIB | TMJ abnormally placed inferiorly, medially and anteriorly |
III | Absent TMJ |
Kaban's modification of the Pruzansky classification system. (From Kaban LB, Moses MH, Mulliken JB. Surgical correction of hemifacial microsomia in the growing child. Plast Reconstr Surg 1988; 82:9–19.)