KUMJ | VOL. 4 | NO. 1 | ISSUE 13 | JAN-MAR, 2006
Versatility of orthognathic surgery in the management of maxillofacial deformities
Baliga M, Upadhyaya C
Abstract: Orthognathic surgery is a surgical procedure which is widely practiced throughout world for the correction of
various maxillofacial deformities. The procedure for correction of a particular deformity will be done after proper evaluation, which includes cephalometric and dental model analysis and photographs. The patient undergoes pre surgical orthodontic correction for the dental compensation after which the surgery is planned
Keyword : Facial deformity, Lefort1 maxillary osteotomy, sagittal split mandibular osteotomy
