This retrospective study assessed the outcome of 603 patients undergoing partial inferior turbinectomies (PIT) in association with Lefort I osteotomy. The study included 1234 patients from a single private practice; these patients had dentofacial deformities and underwent Lefort I osteotomy procedures. For the full patient group, 888 patients (72%) were women; in the turbinectomy group, 403 (67...

A sample of 267 patients with maxillary hyperplasia, a Class I or Class II/I occlusion and anterior vertical open bites, collected from three different institutions, was analysed regarding stability after surgical corrections. Skeletal and dento-alveolar stability of the maxilla, and positional changes of the mandible and of the incisors were evaluated. All patients underwent Le Fort I intrusio...

la mer caspienne est un bassin isole de type lacustre. son regime sale depend de l'influence de l'eau douce et de l'evaporation de la nappe d'eau. la masse principale des sels vient des bassins qui occupaient son auge au pliocene et au pleistocene. cependant, des la fin du pliocene (i'age apcheron), la mer caspienne formait deja un bassin d'eau saumatre. au cours d...

Since its introduction in about 1950, the Le Fort III (LF III) procedure has become a widely accepted treatment for correction of midface hypoplasia and related functional and esthetic problems. As long-term surgical experience grows and improvements are made in technique, equipment and peri-operative care, the number of LF III procedures performed worldwide is increasing. A number of fundament...