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CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 1077-1088Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-021-04092-3
Keywords
Mandibular asymmetry; Contour asymmetry; Midline asymmetry; Class III malocclusion; Orthognathic surgery
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- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan [CMRPG5K0051-52]
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan [MOST 108-2314-B-182-010]
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Bimaxillary surgery significantly improved facial midline asymmetry, with different outcomes for contour asymmetry based on the type of mandibular asymmetry. Groups 1 and 2 showed significant improvement in contour asymmetry post-surgery, with fair outcomes, while group 3 had the smallest presurgery index for contour and midline asymmetry.
Objectives Various methods have been used to classify class III asymmetry. There is little information on the use of an asymmetry index to examine soft tissue changes and outcomes for patients with class III asymmetry. This study aimed to (1) evaluate soft tissue changes and outcomes for three types of mandibular asymmetry and (2) determine if measures are associated with type of asymmetry. Materials and methods Adults who consecutively underwent bimaxillary surgery using surgery-first approach for correction of class III asymmetry were divided into three groups based on type of mandibular asymmetry. This previously reported classification system is simple and mutually independent, categorizing mandibular asymmetry according to the amount and direction of ramus asymmetry relative to menton deviation: patients with a larger transverse ramus distance on the menton deviation side were divided into group 1 and group 2; group 1 (n = 45) exhibited a menton deviation larger than ramus discrepancy; group 2 (n = 11) exhibited a menton deviation less than ramus discrepancy; group 3 (n = 22) had larger transverse ramus distance contralateral to the side of the menton deviation. Soft tissue facial asymmetry indices, calculated from cone beam computed tomography images, assessed midline and contour asymmetry presurgery, changes postsurgery, and outcomes. Results Compared with groups 1 and 2, the presurgery index for contour and midline asymmetry was smallest for group 3. All the three groups had significant improvement in midline asymmetry postsurgery, and outcome measures were good; there were no differences between groups. However, contour asymmetry only improved significantly for groups 1 and 2. The outcome for contour asymmetry was fair for groups 1 and 3 and poor for group 2. Conclusions Bimaxillary surgery significantly improved facial midline asymmetry. The type of mandibular asymmetry was associated with postsurgical changes and outcomes for contour asymmetry.
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