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The aesthetic dentofacial analysis
David Sarver1, Ronald S Jacobson
1Chicago, IL 60646, USA.
Abstract:
Surgical-orthodontic treatment planning for facial skeletal surgery begins with analysis of the morphologic form of the face, the soft-tissue envelope, and the underlying facial skeleton integrated with the dentition. This article demonstrates how systematic analysis of all the facial components, both anatomically static and functionally dynamic, leads to a greater appreciation of the subtleties of the interaction of each of the facial elements and how each can be managed appropriately through a unified orthodontic-surgical approach.
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