Satisfaction of patients following surgical-orthodontic correction of skeletal class III malocclusions

To assess whether patients were satisfied with the results of treatment, questionnaires were sent to 65 patients who had undergone either the extraoral curved oblique osteotomy or the sagittal split osteotomy for correction of skeletal Class III malocclusions. Seventy-eight per cent of the patients...

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Published inJournal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 44; no. 12; pp. 944 - 948
Main Authors Nagamine, Takeshi, Kobayashi, Tadaharu, Hanada, Kooji, Nakajima, Tamio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.1986
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Consumer Behavior
Dentistry
Esthetics, Dental
Female
Humans
Male
Malocclusion - surgery
Malocclusion, Angle Class III - physiopathology
Malocclusion, Angle Class III - psychology
Malocclusion, Angle Class III - surgery
Mastication
Osteotomy - methods
Postoperative Complications
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Summary:To assess whether patients were satisfied with the results of treatment, questionnaires were sent to 65 patients who had undergone either the extraoral curved oblique osteotomy or the sagittal split osteotomy for correction of skeletal Class III malocclusions. Seventy-eight per cent of the patients answered that they were satisfied with the results in regard to their chief problems and 75% had improved masticatory function. A favorable change in appearance was recognized by 33 patients, whereas 30 patients noticed no major changes. Factors affecting satisfaction with the results are discussed.
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ISSN:0278-2391
1531-5053
DOI:10.1016/S0278-2391(86)80047-7