Complications associated with orthognathic surgery

Complications associated with orthognathic surgery

While most patients undergo orthognathic surgery for aesthetic purposes, aesthetic improvements are most often followed by postoperative functional complications. Therefore, patients must carefully decide whether their purpose of undergoing orthognathic surgery lies on the aesthetic side or the functional side. There is a wide variety of complications associated with orthognathic surgery. There...

Complications of Orthognathic Surgery

Orthognathic surgery is a common approach for treatment of maxillofacial deformi‐ ties. Sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) is one of the most common techniques used to treat various mandibular deformities. A LeFort I osteotomy is suggested in deformities of the maxilla and can be used along with SSRO or intra‐oral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO).The aim of orthognathic surgery is to improve ...

Continuing Medical Education Complications of Orthognathic Surgery

Complications in orthognathic surgery may stem from occurrences at anyone of many time points during the course of the patient’s treatment: preoperative judgment and planning, perioperative orthodontic care, or intraoperatively. This article specifically addresses those complications that arise as a result of intraoperative technique. Such complications may broadly be characterized as airway, v...

Complications Associated with Cataract Surgery

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and postoperative complications after orthognathic surgery.

Symptoms of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) presenting immediately after surgery have lately been regarded as potential warnings of impending postoperative complications and multiple organ failure. Reports discussing the relationship between operative stress and SIRS are found in the field of digestive surgery, but not in that of oral surgery. Sixty-five patients with jaw deformi...