W-Shaped Osteotomy to Avoid Paranasal Deformity After Standard Le Fort I in Orthognathic Surgery

When occlusal alterations are not accompanied by paranasal deficiencies, mobilization of the maxilla via Le Fort I osteotomy should be made with a different design. In this preliminary report, a W-shaped osteotomy that doesn’t change the position of the maxillary bone surrounding the pyriform apertu...

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Published inCanadian journal of plastic surgery Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 45 - 48
Main Authors Santagata, Mario, Sgaramella, Nicola, Chirico, Fabrizio, D’Amato, Salvatore, Ferrieri, Ivo, Corvo, Giovanni, Corvo, Camilla, Tartaro, Gianpaolo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
French
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Birth defects
Maxillofacial surgery
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Surgical techniques
orthognathic surgery
W-shaped
osteotomy
UT angle
Le Fort I
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Summary:When occlusal alterations are not accompanied by paranasal deficiencies, mobilization of the maxilla via Le Fort I osteotomy should be made with a different design. In this preliminary report, a W-shaped osteotomy that doesn’t change the position of the maxillary bone surrounding the pyriform aperture was presented for the first time. Advantages and indications of this new procedure are discussed.
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ISSN:2292-5503
2292-5511
DOI:10.1177/2292550320969655