Objectives In borderline class III malocclusions, the patients can be successfully treated by the orthodontic or surgical modalities, however; there is no consensus about the method with the best results regarding functional and esthetic parameters. The present study aimed to assess the treatment plans provided by academic and non-academic surgeons regarding borderline class III patients. Meth...

Skeletal Malocclusions results from the abnormal position of maxilla and mandible in relation with cranial base. These types of malocclusion are commonly treated by orthodontic teeth movement known as camouflage orthodontics. However severe skeletal malocclusions cannot be treated by orthodontics alone. Such cases need surgical intervention to align the position of the jaw along with orthodonti...

This retrospective study assessed the medical necessity of orthognathic surgery for the treatment of dentofacial deformities associated with temporomandibular joint disorders from a perspective of cost effectiveness, myofascial and masticatory function, and quality of life. Questionnaires were mailed to 385 orthognathic surgical patients from one oral and maxillofacial surgery practice. Each qu...

Methods: A patient who presented with a thin gingival biotype and severe labial alveolar bone defect of the mandibular anterior teeth required orthognathic surgery. CGF and autogenous bone were used to achieve periodontal soft tissue and bone augmentation during the orthognathic surgery. Photos of the operative area were taken preoperatively and 12 days, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery to e...

The objective of this study was to assess the patients' perception of the esthetic and functional outcomes of orthognathic surgery in terms of satisfaction or dissatisfaction among a convenient sample of Saudi patients. Data of fifty patients who had undergone orthognathic surgery in three major surgical centers in Riyadh city were collected. The responses of the pre-surgical, surgical and the ...

This paper describes the author's 10-year experience in using resorbable polymeric plates and screws in select cases of orthognathic surgery as well as a comprehensive review of all published reports on this technology for similar applications.

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...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the registration of 3D models from cone-beam CT (CBCT) images taken before and after orthognathic surgery for the assessment of mandibular anatomy and position. METHODS CBCT scans were taken before and after orthognathic surgery for ten patients with various malocclusions undergoing maxillary surgery only. 3D models were constructed from the CBCT images utilizing semi-a...

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...