Orthognathic surgery to improve malocclusion in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

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dc.contributor.author Steenkamp, Gerhard
dc.contributor.author Hoogendijk, Christiaan Fritz
dc.contributor.author Ruiz, José Carlos Almansa
dc.contributor.author Koeppel, Katja Natalie
dc.date.accessioned 2024-09-16T12:42:46Z
dc.date.available 2024-09-16T12:42:46Z
dc.date.issued 2024-03
dc.description.abstract Malocclusion is a common finding in both companion animals and humans due to dental or maxillofacial discrepancies. Treatment depends on the complications and the species it presents in. In humans, orthognathic surgery is commonly performed to address skeletal malocclusions. A male chimpanzee born in 2002 and orphaned due to the bush meat pet trade was rescued in 2010 by Chimp Eden, a chimpanzee sanctuary. In 2017, it presented with inappetence and weight loss of 6-month duration. After a computed tomography scan was performed and full mouth impressions were made, a diagnosis of asymmetry of the mandible with the left side markedly shorter and rotated along its long axis was made (malocclusion class IV in a side-to-side direction). A bilateral sagittal split operation was performed to correct the malocclusion and improve its feeding. At the time of writing this report, it was eating freely and no complications were seen on multiple post-operative radiographs. en_US
dc.description.department Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies en_US
dc.description.department Companion Animal Clinical Studies en_US
dc.description.department Production Animal Studies en_US
dc.description.librarian hj2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being en_US
dc.description.uri https://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/vrc2 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Steenkamp, G., Hoogendijk, C.F., Ruiz, J.C.A. & Koeppel, K. Orthognathic surgery to improve malocclusion in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Veterinary Record Case Reports 2024; 12: e766. https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.766. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2052-6121 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1002/vrc2.766
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/98234
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Wiley en_US
dc.rights © 2023 The Authors. Veterinary Record Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Veterinary Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License. en_US
dc.subject Case report en_US
dc.subject Malocclusion en_US
dc.subject Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) en_US
dc.subject Orthognathic surgery en_US
dc.title Orthognathic surgery to improve malocclusion in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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