This study compares temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) symptoms before and after bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy, and identifies predictive factors for the postoperative TMD symptoms by assessing the adjusted odds ratio using multiple logistic regression analysis. A consecutive series of 37 cases treated only with bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy were evaluated. New post...

The authors undertook a prospective study to evaluate the influence that the anatomical dimensions of the ramus of the mandible and the presence of lower third molar teeth may have on the sagittal split ramus osteotomy. The anatomical dimensions measured included the width of the anterior mandibular ramus, the height of the corpus posterior to the second mandibular molar and the antero-posterio...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether migration occurs at individual osteotomy sites following sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible stabilized with rigid internal fixation, and if it occurs, how long it lasts. In 10 consecutive patients operated with bilateral sagittal split osteotomies, postoperative migration, defined as displacement of the proximal segments in relation to ...