Open AccessEvaluation of stability and esthetic outcome following rigid fixation of a new sagittal genioplasty technique – A clinical study
Author(s) -
Subia Ekram,
K Arunkumar,
Apoorva Mowar,
Amit Kumar Khera
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_76_20
Subject(s) - genioplasty , medicine , sagittal plane , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , dentistry , osteotomy , anatomy , population , environmental health
Routine and popular conventional genioplasty procedure is often curvilinear, requires lower border extension below, and behind the mental foramen, which after advancement has a tendency to produce step deformity, butt contact, hence nonunion, instability, and increased relapse tendencies. The present technique is aimed to study the new sagittal genioplasty technique and its efficacy to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of conventional genioplasty. This technique also aids in correcting mild-to-moderate breathing irregularities.