Facial Soft Tissue Changes after Maxillary Impaction and Mandibular Advancement in High Angle Class II Cases

Aydil B. A., Özer N., Marsan G.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.9, no.4, pp.316-321, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.7150/ijms.4247
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.316-321
  • Keywords: vertical and anteroposterior alterations, Le Fort I maxillary impaction, Class II skeletal deformity, ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY, CEPHALOMETRIC ANALYSIS, BIMAXILLARY SURGERY, SURGICAL-TREATMENT, JAW SURGERY, OSTEOTOMY, AESTHETICS, MORPHOLOGY, MOVEMENT
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the vertical and anteroposterior alterations in the soft, the dental and the skeletal tissues associated with the facial profile after Le Fort I maxillary impaction in conjunction with sagittal split osteotomy for mandibular advancement performed in patients with a high angle Class II skeletal deformity.