PURPOSE: To evaluate the ratio of soft tissue to hard tissue in bilateral sagittal split setback
osteotomy with rigid internal fixation or wire fixation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A …

The principal goal of orthognathic surgery is the establishment of a balanced and stable
dentoskeletofacial complex. One of the objectives to this end is the achievement of an …

The present investigation studied changes of hyoid bone position and pharyngeal depth at
the levels of the second and fourth cervical vertebrae and their relationships in mandibular …

Cephalometric studies have shown that the Chinese race tends to have a greater
preponderance of skeletal Class III malocclusion. It has also been reported that the soft …

The objective of this cephalometric study was to assess long-term changes in the soft tissue
profile following mandibular setback surgery and investigate the presence of factors that …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the 3-dimensional (3D) changes in the hard and soft tissues of
skeletal class III malocclusion (CIII) patients with or without facial asymmetry by mandibular …

INTRODUCTION: Treatment of severe Class III malocclusion frequently requires a
combination of orthodontics and orthognathic surgical procedures. The aims of this …

Objective: To determine the changes in the position and area of nasal and labial soft tissues
in adult skeletal Class III patients who underwent bimaxillary orthognathic surgery. Materials …

PURPOSE: This study was an analysis of the soft and hard tissue changes of the facial
profile after bilateral sagittal splitting osteotomy for mandibular setback of Taiwanese …

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of the study was to examine the changes in stability of
pharyngeal airway space (PAS) and hyoid bone position after 2 types of mandibular …