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Impact of orthognathic surgery on root resorption: A systematic review
Khalid Ayidh Alqahtani1, Eman Shaheen2, Nermin Morgan3
1OMFS IMPATH research group, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, AlKharj, Saudi Arabia.
Objective:
This systematic review was performed to assess the potential influence of orthognathic surgery on root resorption (RR).
Material And Methods:
An electronic search was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Central and Embase for articles published up to April 2022. Following inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of six articles were selected that reported on RR following orthognathic surgery. Risk of bias assessment was performed according to the ROBINS-1 and ROB-2 tools.
Results:
The design of five studies was retrospective and one randomized clinical trial was included, with a follow-up period ranging between six months and ten years. The assessment methodologies mostly relied on two-dimensional imaging modalities where only one study used cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for objective quantification via linear measurements. The percentage of teeth affected by RR varied between approximately 1 and 36%, where surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME) and Le Fort I osteotomy showed the highest percentage of RR followed by bilateral sagittal split osteotomy.
Conclusions:
The present data tend to indicate that specific orthognathic procedures such as SARME and Le Fort I osteotomy may induce or reinforce RR. Yet, considering lack of evidence related to objective quantification of RR following orthodontic and/or orthognathic treatment, further CBCT-based prospective studies are required for an improved understanding of RR following different surgical procedures.
