| DENTAL SCIENCE - RESEARCH ARTICLE |
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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 101-106 |
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Surgery preceding orthodontics in bimaxillary cases
B Saravana Kumar, Abu Dakir, Bala Krishnan, Vijay Ebenezer, Muthumani, Kishore Kumar, Waikhom Arvind
Department of Oral Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. B Saravana Kumar
Department of Oral Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.155840
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Orthognathic surgery is performed to alter the shape of the jaws to increase the facial esthetic and improve the occlusions. Surgery prior orthodontics reduces the total length of the treatment of the patients, followed by orthodontics treatment. Advantages is positive outcome in short period of time. Surgical procedure includes Anterior Maxillary osteotomy and Anterior subapical mandibular osteotomy. Complication includes haemorrhage, paraesthesia, malunion of bone, etc. |
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