Introduction: Orthognathic surgery is a recognised surgical procedure to correct dentofacial deformities. Common practice among most maxillofacial practitioners is to treat genial problems simultaneously during orthognathic surgery while deferring or…
Purpose: This study was to evaluate bone healing and postoperative stability after posterior bending osteotomy (PBO) of distal segment in SSRO to minimize interferences between proximal and distal segments, and…
Purpose: Piezoelectric osteotomies have been limited in the field of orthognathics due to unfavorable tip angulations and insufficient cutting power for mandibular cuts. By adapting its ultrasonic blades and protective…
Purpose: Periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (PAOO) is a relatively new clinical procedure that combines selective alveolar corticotomy, particulate bone grafting and application of orthodontic force. The purpose of this study…
Introduction: The chin and nasal projection are two important contributory factors in establishing an aesthetically pleasing facial profile. However, conventional sliding genioplasty can produce paraesthesia and a notch at the…
Midface hypoplasia is a common developmental problem in cleft palate patients, 30–40% of these patients requires surgery during adolescence. Generally with the maxillary advancement, the soft palate moves forward altering…
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was first recognized in 1961 and since then, it has caused countless infections and deaths worldwide. In the early 1980s, community acquired strains of MRSA emerged…
Introduction and background: Facial asymmetries are various and complex in the patients in associated with mandibular prognathism especially. Various tools have been proposed to offer reliable diagnosis and surgical protocols…
Orthognathic patients main concern is an overall improval on facial aesthetics, maintaining obviously the function of the jaws. Surgical planning is carried out, trying to achieve, the correct functional and…
Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the craneocervical posture (Rocabado’s cephalometric analysis), in lateral cephs, of class II and class III patients treated with orthognathic surgery. Material…
Introduction: Endoscopic assisted surgery has become increasingly accepted in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery over the past decade. The literature describes its use in brow and mid face…
Aim: Orthodontist and surgeon should work in close contact during orthodontic-surgical treatments. Unfortunately, sometimes this does not happen and orthodontics goes in a direction opposite to the ideal one. An…
Aim: Variations of occlusal plane inclination (pitch) are paramount for final patient’s profile in bimaxillary orthognathic surgery (convex/concave appearance). It is however difficult to have correspondence of occlusal plane inclination…
Purpose: Processing and interpreting the face is generally very important in daily life. Interpretation and attribution of traits is significant, particularly when assessing persons who do not conform to social…
Objectives: This study evaluated if surgical mandibular advancement procedures induced change in muscle main direction and length of moment arms of Masseter (MAS) and Medial Pterygoid Muscles (MPM). Both muscles…
Predictability of occlusion in orthognathic surgery is a constant challenge. The location of the mandibular condyle might differ between normal muscle tone while awake and relaxation under general anesthesia leading…
Objectives: Titanium endosseous dental implants have been increasingly utilized over the past few decades for dental rehabilitation, from the success point of view, successful outcome can be expected when implants…
Purpose: The aim of the present paper is to assess the incidence of Neurosensory Disturbances (NSD) of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve (IAN) after the Intraoral Verticosagittal Ramus Osteotomy (IVSRO), through…
With the global increase of the HIV-infected population as well as the increased sophistication of chemotherapeutic treatment modalities used to combat autoimmune diseases and cancers, there has been an associated…
The treatment of head and neck cancer represents an interface between several disciplines. Of crucial relevance to case selection, early response monitoring and monitoring after surgery is the information provided…
