Open AccessModified Intraoral C-Osteotomy
Author(s) -
Oliver da Costa Senior,
G. De Temmerman,
Bart Falter,
Constantinus Politis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of craniofacial surgery/the journal of craniofacial surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1536-3732
pISSN - 1049-2275
DOI - 10.1097/scs.0000000000007511
Subject(s) - medicine , orthognathic surgery , inferior alveolar nerve , osteotomy , condyle , malocclusion , orthodontics , resorption , dentistry , sagittal plane , dental alveolus , anatomy , molar
Repeated sagittal split osteotomy might impose an increased risk for damage of the inferior alveolar nerve. Another contemporary orthognathic issue is surgical management of malocclusion following condylar resorption. Here we describe a modified C-osteotomy technique as a proposed solution for these difficulties in orthognathic surgery. The modified C-osteotomy might induce less stress on the condyles reducing the risk for relapse subsequent to condylar resorption, as well as reduce the risk of inferior alveolar nerve damage.