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Original Source: Outcome quantification using SPHARM-PDM toolbox in orthognathic surgery.
PURPOSE: Quantification of surgical outcomes in longitudinal studies has led to significant progress in the treatment of dentofacial deformity, both by offering options to patients who might not otherwise have been recommended for treatment and by clarifying the selection of appropriate treatment methods. Most existing surgical treatments have not been assessed in a systematic way. This paper presents the quantification of surgical outcomes in orthognathic surgery via our localized shape analysis framework....
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Orthognathic Surgery and Recovery Have Different Anesthetic Requirements
Patients who had had anesthesia maintained with propofol and remifentanil during orthognathic surgery had significantly higher pain scores...
Anesthesia regimen linked to post-orthognathic op pain
(HealthDay) -- Patients undergoing orthognathic maxillofacial surgery experience more pain postoperatively if they receive anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil versus inhalational agents and long...
Orthognathic surgery requires a balancing act in anesthetic technique
Orthognathic surgery, affecting the jaws and face, requires a balancing act in anesthetic technique. Limiting blood loss, avoiding respiratory depression, and averting postoperative nausea and vomitin...
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Cosmetic procedures in orthognathic surgery.
Orthognathic surgery produces cosmetic and functional effects, and patients should be evaluated for additional cosmetic improvements beyond those possible with orthognathic surgery. Soft tissue proced...
Facial aesthetics and the assignment of personality traits before and after orthognathic surgery.
Even after orthognathic surgery, the facial aesthetics were still rated lower than control subjects who had not received surgery.
Regardless as to whether or not maxillary hypoplasia was treated by conventional orthognathic surgery or by distraction osteogenesis, resulting velopharyngeal function was 'very variable'.
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons who perform orthognathic surgery face major changes in their practices, and these challenges will increase in the near future, because the extraordinary advances in tec...
Prevalence of banding and bonding molar brackets in orthognathic surgery cases.
Orthodontic treatment in the orthognathic surgical patient commonly involves banding or bonding of erupted molars. Appliance displacement during surgery is a potentially serious complication. However,...
