Common orthognathic procedures
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Christopher Mannion; Claire Bates; Lachlan M. Carter
- Source
- Oxford Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ISBN: 0199682879
Oxford Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Subject
- body regions
musculoskeletal diseases
education
humanities
- Language
The mainstays of orthognathic surgery are Le Fort I osteotomy of the maxilla, sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible, and genioplasty of the mandible. These procedures are described in this chapter together with the complications associated with them. The principles of distraction osteogenesis of the mandible and the indications for this procedure are also described.