Have the indications for tads increased?
The TADs were introduced into the orthodontic world to make it possible to treat patients lacking sufficient teeth for conventional anchorage. Later the TADs were used to avoid the effect…
Le Fort I set back osteotomies: indications and limits in class II malocclusions
Background: Class II skeletal malocclusions with maxillary protrusion in particular cases are an indication of maxillary push back. When a Le Fort I is performed with (or without) bilateral sagittal…
Mandibular basal osteotomy: an innovative technique for correction of inferior third facial deformities
The mandibular basal or osteotomy or Chin Wing osteotomy, is an innovative technique initially described by Albino Triaca in 2009, and later popularized by Cesar Guerrero, for the management of…
Orthognathic surgery: nasogastric tube responsable of the nausea and vomiting?
Introduction: Orthognathic surgery often requires intermaxillary fixation with wires or elastics. Nausea and vomiting are common (40–50%) despite of antiemetic drugs. Target: Check if the nasogastric tube is effective in…
Predictability of chin position after bimaxillary surgery
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…
Stability of Obwegeser II osteotomy (transoral angle ostetomy) for severe mandibular proganthism or openbite
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…
The study of the correlation between lower face proportions and facial aesthetics in patients with II class of malocclusion
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…
The effects on the upper airway following orthognathic surgery to correct malocclusion
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…
Resurrection of maxillary step osteotomies
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…
Backward-planning for orthognatic surgery—a new inverse modelling algorithm to define the hard-tissue position from a desired soft-tissue surface
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…
