The aim of this job is to evaluate a method to predict the chin alterations throughout the predictive tracings and model surgery in bimaxillary surgeries, without genioplasty procedures. Twenty-seven patients…
This study evaluated the postoperative stability after Obwegeser II osteotomy (transoral angle osteotomy, first reported by Obwegeser 1973) for severe prognathism or open bite. The 43 patients who underwent Obwegeser…
Summary: The two-stage study analyzed the correlation between lower face proportions and facial aesthetics in patients with II class of malocclusion evaluated by lay people. Background and objectives: One hundred…
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate upper airway changes in patients with skeletal class II and class III malocclusion following orthognathic surgery. These patients underwent either bimaxillary…
Background and objectives: Designing of osteotomies requires meticulous planning and execution including thorough knowledge of art, craft, mathematics and surgical skills to achieve the desired objectives. Pioneer and contemporary maxillo-facial…
Besides functional improvement the aesthetic outcome is a major concerns of patients undergoing orthognatic surgeries. As a consequence the simulation of the soft-tissue development became a standard procedure in planning…
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of postoperative dexmedetomidine intravenous sedation after bimaxillary orthognathic surgery on postoperative care and hemodynamic parameters. Patient and methods: Patient admmited for bimaxillary orthognathic surgery (…
Insufficient interarch space due to the non replacement of extracted teeth leads to supraeruption of the opposing teeth which causes’ difficulty in prosthetic rehabilitation at a later date. The posterior…
Planning is the basis of success in orthognathic surgery, which consists of a series of sequential steps that allow the surgeon to propose a treatment plan. It is very important…
Introduction: Literature describes over 15 methods of operative treatment of OSAS, in the areas of upper and lower jaws. The upper jaw advancement improves the airway in the retropalatal region,…
