Cone bean imagines orientation. It is necessary
For the treatment planning and subsequent follow-up in orthognathic surgery is very important to use standardized tools. Today we use images from a Cone Bean scanner which cannot resort to…
Description of the mandibular asymmetries characteristics in 142 patients of skeletal Class III angle. Clinic of Orthognathic Surgery of the University of Valparaíso, Chile
Objective: The aim of this research is to study the behavior of mandibular asymmetries in skeletal Class III (CIII) patients. Patients and methods: Out of 280 skeletal CIII patients treated…
Descending palatine artery pseudoaneurysm after orthognatic surgery: a case report
Pseudoaneurysms in the maxillofacial territory are very rare. They are produced by an incomplete section of an artery’s internal wall. Unlike aneurysms, these are only covered by the external layers…
Orthognatic surgery of skeletal Class III malocclusion with asymmetry
Class III malocclusion patients usually present serious psychosocial problems in early adolescence due to aesthetic factors. Clinician’s critical and scientific knowledge can prove most valuable whenever patient seek medical advice…
Orthognathic surgery associated with joint prosthesis in the treatment of facial asymmetry: case report
The asymmetric growth of the face may be triggered by skeletal congenital, genetic or traumatic as a result of injuries and fractures that impair mandibular growth. The correction of mandibular…
Lower face asymmetry treated by orthognathic surgery in two surgical times
Facial asymmetry due to growth disturbances of the jaws almost always requires orthognathic surgical correction. The cause of facial asymmetry in most cases is trauma to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)…
Translation and validation for Portuguese (Brazil) specific instrument for assessing quality of life of patients undergoing orthognathic surgery: OQLQ
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of patients with dentofacial deformity who needed surgical treatment, through translation and validation of the Orthognathic Quality of…
A comparative photoelastic analysis of force distribution over teeth and maxilla between a hyrax-type and a custom-made device in surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion
The aim of this study was evaluate the mechanical effect over teeth and bone structures of surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME) in photoelastic skull analogs by comparing stress produced…
Ramus lengthening techniques in hemifacial microsomia patients: distraction, costochondral grafts and inverted L osteotomy
Introduction: Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is among the most variable maxillofacial syndromes showing unpredictable growth patterns. Therefore the severity of deformity greatly differs from total absence of ramus/condylar unit to neglectable…
Clinical management of angioneurotic edema patient post orthognathic surgery
Angioneurotic edema is an acute swelling involving the submucosal or subcutaneous tissues, being most often located in the oral and maxillofacial region, which can result in upper airway obstruction. Its…
