Open AccessUnderstanding Predictability Error in Orthognathic Surgery
Author(s) -
Edlyn Rodrigues,
Vikas Dhupar,
Francis Akkara
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-018-01181-x
Subject(s) - orthognathic surgery , medicine , maxilla , orthodontics , cephalometry , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , osteotomy , dentistry , sagittal plane , cephalometric analysis , anatomy , botany , biology , genus
Orthognathic surgery aims to improve the facial aesthetics while maintaining stable jaw form and function. Lateral cephalometry provides objective data used in pre-op mock surgery to predict movement of the maxilla and mandible during orthognathic procedures.