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[Evaluation for vertical stability after various orthognathic surgical treatment plans for skeletal class Ⅲ
Liu Xianwen1, Ai Weijian1, Zhou Huixi1
1Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China.
Objective:
To evaluate vertical stability after various orthognathic surgical treatment plans for skeletal class Ⅲ malocclusion with anterior openbite.
Methods:
A retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted to investigate vertical stability after various orthognathic surgical treatment plans for skeletal class Ⅲ malocclusion with anterior openbite. From 2010-2016, 122 patients from two domestic stomatological hospitals were included in our study. Patients were divided into four groups according to their treatment plans, namely, bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy (BSSRO), intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO), BSSRO+Le Fort Ⅰ, and IVRO+Le Fort Ⅰ. All patients followed a standardized examination procedure at 6 and 24 months post-treatment. The observation indexes include overbite, mandibular plane angle, and intermaxillary angle.
Results:
1) The significantly reduced ratio of the overbite in the BSSRO+Le Fort Ⅰ and IVRO+Le Fort Ⅰ groups were less than the BSSRO and IVRO groups at 6 and 24 months post-treatment. 2) The significantly increased ratio of the mandibular plane in BSSRO+Le Fort Ⅰ and IVRO+Le Fort Ⅰ groups were less than BSSRO and IVRO groups at 6 and 24 months post-treatment. 3) The significantly increased ratio of the intermaxillary angles in BSSRO+Le Fort Ⅰ and IVRO+Le Fort Ⅰ groups were less than the BSSRO and IVRO groups at 6 months post-treatment, while there was no statistical difference at 24 months post-treatment.
Conclusions:
Bimaxillary surgery (BSSRO+Le Fort Ⅰ and IVRO+Le Fort Ⅰ) is more effective than mandibular surgery to control vertical relapse.
