INTRODUCTION: Orthognathic surgery can have significant effects on the nasolabial envelope, which may or may not be desirable.1–3 While orthognathic surgery is sometimes the definitive procedure, it can also be performed with adjunctive rhinoplasty, either concurrently or in a staged fashion. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and develop an algorithm for the use of adjunctive rhinoplasty...

BACKGROUND Few reports have described the ophthalmic complications that occur after maxillary orthognathic surgery. Since cases of decreased reflex tearing after maxillary orthognathic surgery are extremely rare, we describe 2 cases of loss of reflex tearing after maxillary orthognathic surgery. CASE PRESENTATION Two Asian women, an 18-year-old and a 32-year-old, suffered from unilateral dryn...

statement of the problem: due to shortage of icu beds in hospitals, knowing what kind of orthognathic surgery patients more need icu care after surgery would be important for surgeons and hospitals to prevent unnecessary icu bed reservation. purpose: the aim of the present study was to determine what kinds of orthognathic surgery patients would benefit more from icu care after surgery. material...

INTRODUCTION: The effects of orthognathic surgery go beyond objective cephalometric correction of facial and dental dysproportion and malocclusion, respectively. Improved appearance after orthognathic surgery may lead to improved self-confidence, body and facial image, and social adjustment.1–3 In this study, we test the hypothesis that a compositely represented layperson, derived from crowdsou...

INTRODUCTION: The effects of orthognathic surgery go beyond objective cephalometric correction of facial and dental dysproportion and malocclusion, respectively. Improved appearance after orthognathic surgery may lead to improved self-confidence, body and facial image, and social adjustment.1–3 In this study, we test the hypothesis that a compositely represented layperson, derived from crowdsou...

background the gonial angle is one of the most important measurements required for orthodontic treatment and orthognathic surgery. it is difficult to determine the accurate measurement of each gonial angle on cephalometric radiographs because of superimposition of the left and right angles. objectives the aim of the present study was to determine the right and left gonial angles on panoramic ra...

Serious lip injuries can occur during orthognathic surgery. Although an Angle Wider device, which is commonly used during orthognathic surgery, provides some lip protection, it leaves more than half of the lip exposed to surgical instruments. Here, we describe a novel technique to protect the entire upper and lower lips during orthognathic surgery using a minilaparotomy wound edge protector (La...

Severe midface hypoplasia in patients with various craniofacial anomalies can be corrected with Le Fort III or monobloc advancement. Often additional corrective orthognathic surgery is indicated to achieve Class I occlusion and a normal inter-jaw relationship. This study evaluated the incidence of, and the surgical indications for, secondary orthognathic surgery following Le Fort III/monobloc a...

the facial esthetics after orthodontic treatment and orthognathic surgery may be affected by the patient's natural head position. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the natural head position for the three skeletal classes of malocclusion.our sample consisted of 102 lateral cephalometric radiographs of patients aged 15 to 18 years; class i (n=32), class ii (n=40) and class iii (n=30). nin...