Mandibular advancement surgery. A study of the lower border wiring technique for osteosynthesis

A study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of osteosynthesis achieved by a lower border wire technique. Fifty patients who underwent mandibular advancement surgery were examined cephalometrically during 6 weeks of maxillomandibular fixation. A detailed analysis was made of spatial changes in the proximal and distal segments following bilateral sagittal-split osteotomies.