{"title":"Skeletal relapse after orthognathic surgery","authors":"Jan Rustemeyer","doi":"10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.2.1295","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Orthognathic surgery, performed to correct functional and aesthetic jaw and facial irregularities, significantly enhances the quality of life for patients. Despite advancements in surgical techniques and computer-assisted planning, postoperative complications such as unintentional occlusion disorders and jaw misalignments remain common. Studies reveal postoperative jaw misalignments and malocclusions in approximately 10% of cases. Relapses after bimaxillary orthognathic surgery predominantly affect maxillary movements, especially in patients with cleft lip and palate, with up to 20% relapse due to scar contraction. Deviations from the preoperative plan occur even with advanced technologies, within generally accepted tolerances of less than 2 mm for translational and 2 degrees for rotational movements. The primary causes of relapse are linked to postoperative stability rather than planning accuracy, with contributing factors including the feasibility of orthodontic pre- and post-treatment, long-standing dysgnathia leading to tooth loss, and advanced patient age. These factors should be carefully considered to minimize the risk of relapse and improve surgical outcomes.","PeriodicalId":14366,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Research Archive","volume":"8 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Science and Research Archive","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.2.1295","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Orthognathic surgery, performed to correct functional and aesthetic jaw and facial irregularities, significantly enhances the quality of life for patients. Despite advancements in surgical techniques and computer-assisted planning, postoperative complications such as unintentional occlusion disorders and jaw misalignments remain common. Studies reveal postoperative jaw misalignments and malocclusions in approximately 10% of cases. Relapses after bimaxillary orthognathic surgery predominantly affect maxillary movements, especially in patients with cleft lip and palate, with up to 20% relapse due to scar contraction. Deviations from the preoperative plan occur even with advanced technologies, within generally accepted tolerances of less than 2 mm for translational and 2 degrees for rotational movements. The primary causes of relapse are linked to postoperative stability rather than planning accuracy, with contributing factors including the feasibility of orthodontic pre- and post-treatment, long-standing dysgnathia leading to tooth loss, and advanced patient age. These factors should be carefully considered to minimize the risk of relapse and improve surgical outcomes.