[A comparison of axiographic tracings before and after orthodontic-oral surgical interventions]

Examination of patients who underwent orthognathic surgery showed, that axiographic tracings of the TMJ's change between a pre- and a 2.5 months postsurgical check-up. Typical changes such as shortening and loss of curvature of the TMJ's were detected. Axiographic findings after 7.5 months show that there is a reversion to initial functional patterns as well as formation of altered patterns.