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Published on: March 30, 2011
Is skeletal stability after bimaxillary surgery for skeletal class III deformity related to surgical occlusal
1Department of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Abstract:
A stable occlusion at the time of surgery is considered important for post-surgical stability after orthognathic surgery. The aim of this study was to determine whether skeletal stability after bimaxillary surgery using a surgery-first approach for skeletal class III deformity is related to the surgical occlusal contact or surgical change. Forty-two adult patients with a skeletal class III deformity corrected by Le Fort I osteotomy and bilateral sagittal split osteotomy with a surgery-first approach were studied. Dental models were set and used to measure the surgical occlusal contact, including contact distribution, contact number, and contact area. Cone beam computed tomography was used to measure the surgical change (amount and rotation) and post-surgical skeletal stability. The relationship between skeletal stability and surgical occlusal contact or surgical change was evaluated. No relationship was found between maxillary or mandibular stability and surgical occlusal contact. However, a significant relationship was found between maxillary and mandibular stability and the amount and rotation of surgical change. The results suggest that in the surgical-orthodontic correction of skeletal class III deformity with a surgery-first approach, the post-surgical skeletal stability is not related to the surgical occlusal contact but is related to the surgical change.
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