Islamic Legal Maxims Analysis on Orthognathic Surgery and Treatment

Orthognathic Surgery in Craniofacial Microsomia: Treatment Algorithm

Craniofacial microsomia is a broad term that covers a variety of craniofacial malformation conditions that are caused by alterations in the derivatives of the first and second pharyngeal arches. In general terms, diverse therapeutic alternatives are proposed according to the growth stage and the severity of the alteration. When craniofacial growth has concluded, conventional orthognathic surger...

Esthetic treatment planning for orthognathic surgery.

Abstract: Orthognathic Surgery and Adjunctive Rhinoplasty: An Algorithm for Treatment

INTRODUCTION: The effects of orthognathic surgery go beyond objective cephalometric correction of facial and dental dysproportion and malocclusion, respectively. Improved appearance after orthognathic surgery may lead to improved self-confidence, body and facial image, and social adjustment.1–3 In this study, we test the hypothesis that a compositely represented layperson, derived from crowdsou...

Osteotomies in Orthognathic Surgery

Orthognathic surgery is mostly performed to correct developmental or acquired oral and maxillofacial skeletal deformities (OMSDs). During the past three decades, significant advances in surgical osteotomy techniques and instrumentation have been developed and carried out in orthognathic surgery. However, the basic surgical principles have more or less remained unchanged. At the same time, numer...

Complications of Orthognathic Surgery

Orthognathic surgery is a common approach for treatment of maxillofacial deformi‐ ties. Sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) is one of the most common techniques used to treat various mandibular deformities. A LeFort I osteotomy is suggested in deformities of the maxilla and can be used along with SSRO or intra‐oral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO).The aim of orthognathic surgery is to improve ...