introduction: treatment ofcleft lip and palate patients requires a multidisciplinary plan. these patients usually have a hypoplastic maxilla due to the prior surgical scars. orthognathic surgery to advance the maxilla in these patients is not very efficient; therefore, orthopedic interventions during an appropriate age seems to be essential.   case report: in this article, two cleft lip and pal...

INTRODUCTION Patients with dentofacial deformities may undergo orthodontic or orthodontic-surgical treatment. Both modalities can affect esthetics. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate clinical and radiographic changes in exposure of maxillary central incisors occurring after orthognathic surgery for maxillary advancement. METHODS A total of 17 patients who underwent orthognathic surgery f...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the amount of preoperatively planned surgical movement of the maxilla and postoperatively obtained maxillary repositioning. Materials and Method: Thirty-one patients (16 female and 15 male) were included in this study. Fifteen combined maxillary advancement and impaction, 5 isolated maxillary impaction, and 11 isolated maxillary advan...

PURPOSE Dentofacial deformities can be defined as defects in the growth and development of facial bones, mainly the maxilla and mandible. Such deformities can change the dimension and function of the pharyngeal airway space and orthognathic surgery is the treatment of choice. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the pharyngeal airway space after orthognathic surgery and test the abi...

PURPOSE To evaluate pharyngeal airway volume changes after forward movements of the maxilla or mandible, or both, using cone-beam computed tomography. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective evaluation of 30 patients who underwent maxillomandibular advancement, maxillary advancement, or mandibular advancement was performed. Three groups of 10 subjects each were established: group 1, bimaxillary ...

BACKGROUND Severe maxillary hypoplasia in cleft patients is caused by a combination of pathogenic and iatrogenic factors. In this work, the authors investigated anatomical deficiencies in dentition for predicting Le Fort I maxillary advancement surgery for severe maxillary hypoplasia in cleft patients. METHODS Cleft lip-cleft palate and cleft palate patients older than 14 years of age were re...

Purpose: To evaluate the skeletal changes associated with maxillary advancement using the external rigid distractor in cleft lip and palate patients after distraction and to assess the stability of these changes. Patients and Methods: Eight cleft lip and palate patients with maxillary hypoplasia underwent maxillary distraction osteogenesis using external rigid devise. Lateral cephalometric reco...

BACKGROUND Le Fort I osteotomy imparts significant changes to the nasolabial region. Past studies have relied on 2-dimensional data and have not delineated differences among various Le Fort I subtypes. The purpose of this study is to 3-dimensionally analyze Le Fort I-induced nasal and lip changes comparing advancement alone versus widening alone [surgically assisted maxillary expansion (SAME)] ...

Objective: Adaptation of the pharyngeal airway space does occur after different surgical strategies of class III patients including mandibular setback, maxillary advancement and bimaxillary surgery. The aim of this study is to conduct a detailed cephalometric evaluation of the alterations taking place in the morphology of the pharyngeal airway space after treatment of class III skeletal deformi...

INTRODUCTION Dentofacial deformity, a deviation from normal facial proportions and dental relationships, is corrected by jaw repositioning in all three spatial planes, which changes the position and tension of the surrounding tissues, bones and muscles. These changes may also affect the dimensions of the pharyngeal airways (PA). OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare thre...