Abstract Sever gingival fibromatosis may cause bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion. In these patients, multidisciplinary approaches by collaboration within several specialists, orthodontics, periodontics, and oral & maxillofacial surgeons is mandatory to obtain a good result. Orthognathic surgery can be used to correct dentofacial deformity that has positive effects on facial esthetic in some ...

BACKGROUND Mandibular displacement is a common complication of condylar fracture. In the mandibular displacement due to condylar fracture, it is difficult to restore both esthetics and function without using orthognathic surgery. CASE DESCRIPTION This clinical report described a full mouth rehabilitation in the patient with bilateral condylar fractures and displaced mandible using bilateral s...

INTRODUCTION Management of growing patients with severe developmental jaw abnormalities can be very difficult. Early surgical intervention may be warranted in situations where function (e.g., mastication, swallowing, breathing, or speech) and/or psychological well-being could be negatively affected. Many surgeons and orthodontists are reluctant to recommend a surgical treatment option for growi...

Perioperative navigation is an upcoming tool in orthognathic surgery. This study aimed to access the feasibility of the technique and to evaluate the success rate of 3 different registration methods--facial surface registration, anatomic landmark-based registration, and template-based registration. The BrainLab navigation system (BrainLab AG, Feldkirchen, Germany) was used as an additional prec...

PURPOSE To determine changes in quality of life (QOL) following orthognathic surgery in patients with dentofacial deformity, using generic health, generic oral health, and condition-specific QOL approaches. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-six patients were evaluated at baseline presurgical (T(0)), 6 weeks postoperatively (T(1)), and 6 months postoperatively (T(2)). Generic health-related QOL was...

OBJECTIVE To describe a new method for measuring facial swelling following orthognathic surgery using a 3D laser-scanning device. DESIGN Prospective clinical trial. Setting and Sample Population -- University Dental Hospital, Wales College of Medicine, Biology Life and Health Sciences. Three subjects requiring bi-maxillary orthognathic surgery were recruited for the study. EXPERIMENTAL VARI...

Many reports have paid attention to skeletal stability after orthognathic surgery, but only few focalize attention on patients with III class III malocclusion and open bite. In this article, long-term stability (2 yr) of the maxilla and the mandible after orthognathic surgery in 40 patients with class III malocclusion and anterior open bite is evaluated. The sample has been obtained from those ...

The purpose of this study was to establish a Japanese standard norm for orthognathic surgical analysis to be used in clinical applications and to clarify maxillofacial morphological characteristics in skeletal Class III malocclusions requiring orthognathic surgery. The materials were pretreatment lateral cephalometric radiographs in the relaxed lip posture from 50 subjects with skeletal Class I...

PURPOSE This study examined the efficacy of the postoperative prophylactic antibiotics used in orthognathic surgery. The prevalence of surgical site infections (SSIs) was determined according to the use of postoperative prophylactic antibiotics. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-six patients were divided into 2 groups. Each patient intravenously received 1.0 g of a third-generation cephalosporin (Ce...