In this study the changes in soft-palate morphology and nasopharyngeal relations and nasomaxillary complex substructures after orthopaedic rapid maxillary expansion (RME) and surgically assisted RME (SARME) were compared. A group…
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness and complications of biodegradable osteosynthesis versus titanium osteosynthesis in maxillofacial surgery. Material and method: After power analysis 230 consecutive…
Objective: The choice of the patient to perform orthognathic surgery is dependent on a number of reasons, voiced in their chief complaints. The aim of this study was to identify…
To date, little work has been done with 3D imaging tools in the analysis of the facial morphologies of various populations. This study investigates the facial morphologies of subjects from…
The goal of this study was to accurately compare the 3D soft tissue changes caused by skeletal transformations after a BSSO advancement one year after surgery. Methods: 18 consecutive patients…
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess associations between weight loss achieved through bariatric surgery, alterations in morphological cranio–cervico–facial characteristics and respiratory quality among obese patients. Methods:…
Many surgical procedures are used to approach facial feminization in transgender surgery (male to female). All the facial areas play surely an important role in the transformation but the most…
The goal of the present study was to verify the resistance to displacement of six different miniplate fixation methods after sagittal split osteotomy. Methods: Sagittal osteotomy was performed in 30…
The skeletal class II and class III its related to functional and sthetics problems. Among the functional changes are alterations of mastication, of speech and temporomandibular joint symptoms. Also the…
The aim of this study was to assess the biomechanical stress tolerance of screws used in 9 fixation methods after BSSO to determine which configuration leads to lesser force load…
