Maxillomandibular advancement surgery (MMA) has been described as the most effective surgical treatment for OSAHS, with success rates above 90%. Most studies on MMA aim to confirm the efficiency of…
Introduction: Rigid Fixation has given significant advantages to Orthognathic surgery mainly in terms of improved stability and comfort for the patient. Traditionally it has been said that each bone plate…
Rhinophyma is a disfiguring soft-tissue hypertrophy of the nose that affects Caucasian men in the fifth to seventh decades of life. The male to female ratio ranges from 5:1 to…
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…
Introduction: Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare dominantly inherited autosomal bone disease that is characterized by delayed closure of fontanelles, presence of open skull sutures, hypoplastic or aplastic clavicles, supernumerary…
The purpose of this study was to evaluate, using dental, skeletal and soft tissue cephalometric analyses, a group of Class III patients clinically diagnosed as maxillary deficient and treated with…
Introduction: Surgical assist during immediate palatine expansion is enumerated among several procedures utilised in treating maxillary narrowing. There are various types of this procedure, including anchoring to teeth, to the…
In orthognathic surgery, Le Fort I osteotomy is one of the most used methods for correction of dental-facial deformities and is considered a secure procedure. However, this procedure may lead…
The aim of this study was to evaluate the number of patients undergoing orthognathic surgery in the last 5 years (between 2005 and 2010). With this database contact the patient…
Genioplasty is a complementary procedure to the treatment of facial deformities with great versatility and esthetic outcome. It is commonly performed in patients undergoing maxillary osteotomies to improve esthetic results….
