Evaluation of the Post Orthognathic Surgery Satisfaction: a Comparative Cross-Sectional Study of Patients Class II and III

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the degree of postoperative satisfaction regarding facial and dental esthetics, masticatory and respiratory function, and psychosocial factors in patients with dentofacial deformity Class II compared with Class III. The patients were divided into 2 groups with 50 patients in Group 1 (Class II) and 30 patients in Group 2 (Class III). Assessing the degree of postoperative satisfaction, the authors did not observe a significant difference between the groups in terms of improvements in the aesthetic and functional aspects and the psychological impact of the treatment. It can be concluded that regardless of the type of dentofacial changes, the treatment well indicated and conducted, results in significant positive effects on patients lives, both aesthetically and in the function, and psychosocial great benefit.

Three-dimensional pharyngeal airway space changes after bimaxillary advancement

“…Twenty CBCT were randomly selected and remeasured by the same examiner after a 15-day interval. The random errors were calculated according to Dahlberg’s formula, S 2 = Σd 2 /2n, where S 2 is the error variance and d is the difference between two determinations of the same variable; and the systematic errors were estimated with dependent t -tests, at p < 0.05. 22 , 23…”

“…1 Dissatisfaction with facial esthetics is considered the most common motivating factor in the search for orthognathic surgery, since this is the procedure indicated in cases of severe dental and skeletal discrepancies in adult patients. 2 Airways effects caused by skeletal movements of the basal bones after orthognathic surgery are essential because they produce a change in the position of the hyoid bone and tongue. 3 Upper Airway Space (UAS) is formed by soft tissue structures: tonsils, soft palate, uvula, tongue and lateral pharyngeal wall.…”

“…Dissatisfaction with facial esthetics is considered the most common motivating factor in the search for orthognathic surgery, since this is the procedure indicated in cases of severe dental and skeletal discrepancies in adult patients. 2 …”