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The relationship between fixation method and early central condylar sagging after bilateral sagittal split ramus
Ömer Berköz1, Soner Karaali1, Erol Kozanoğlu1
1Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Turgut Özal Millet Caddesi, 34093, Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey.
Purpose:
There is no consensus about the ideal fixation methods and their effects on the condyle after the sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) procedure. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence, clinical presentation, and treatment of condylar sagging between different fixation methods following SSRO.
Methods:
Patients who underwent double jaw surgery between 2007 and 2017 were evaluated retrospectively. Mandibular fixation was maintained using one of three different options: a miniplate and a single bicortical screw, three bicortical screws, or a single bicortical screw. Some patients had malocclusion relapse in the early postoperative period due to condylar sagging, and needed reoperation. The reoperated condylar sagging patients were analysed statistically with respect to their fixation methods.
Results:
233 patients (134 females, 99 males) with a mean age of 23.3 years were enrolled in the study. The patients fixated with a single bicortical screw had lower revision surgery rates than those with three bicortical screws or with miniplate with a single bicortical screw (p = 0.034 and p = 0.032, respectively). These differences in central condylar sagging with a need for revision were statistically significant.
Conclusion:
Although a miniplate and a single bicortical screw and three bicortical screws are widely used after SSRO, if the priority is to avoid sagging then it seems that a single screw should be preferred for osteosynthesis.
