Orthodontic considerations in orthognathic surgery: Who does what, when, where and how
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Seminars in Orthodontics
Abstract
Surgical orthodontics to correct severe malocclusions and skeletal deformities involves a considerable amount of treatment planning and coordination with a multidisciplinary team. The success of the surgery requires an excellent collaboration between the orthodontist and the surgeon primarily, and secondarily with other specialties that may be involved during the diagnostic, treatment, and posttreatment phases. There is a recent movement into the "surgery-first" approach, which eliminates esthetically undesirable facial changes due to decompensation of the teeth from the presurgical orthodontic preparation. For both the conventional and "surgery-first" approaches, careful and detailed creation of a treatment plan is crucial to produce the most accurate, esthetic, and functional results. Advanced development and application of cone-beam computed tomography with three-dimensional models, craniofacial morphology and growth studies, and virtual orthodontic and surgical treatment planning are changing the traditional way that orthognathic surgery is being performed. This article discusses the interaction between orthodontists and surgeons concerning orthognathic surgical patients to improve communication between both the specialties.
First Page
2
Last Page
11
DOI
10.1053/j.sodo.2015.10.002
Publication Date
3-1-2016
Recommended Citation
Park, Jae Hyun; Papademetriou, Michael; and Kwon, Yong Dae, "Orthodontic considerations in orthognathic surgery: Who does what, when, where and how" (2016). ASDOH Faculty Publications. 425.
https://scholarworks.atsu.edu/asdoh-faculty/425