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KMID : 0361920080380020083
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Korean Journal of Orthodontics
2008 Volume.38 No. 2 p.83 ~ p.94
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Soft tissue change of the midface in skeletal class III orthognathic surgery patients
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Jung Jong-Hyun
Kim Seong-Sik
Son Woo-Sung
Park Soo-Byung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The first objective of this study was to compare the upper midface morpholgy, focusing on the soft tissues, between skeletal Class III maloccusion patients with midfacial depression and the norm. The second objective was to estimate and analyze the change in the upper midface soft tissues following surgical correction with maxillary advancement by Lefort I osteotomy and mandibular setback by bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSRO).
Methods: The samples consisted of 34 adult patients (15 males and 12 females) with an average age of 21 years, who had severe anteroposterior discrepancy with midfacial depression. These patients had received presurgical orthodontic treatment and surgical treatment which consisted of simultaneous Lefort I osteotomy and BSSRO.
Results: The correlation coefficient between changes in maxillary advancement and changes in Or’ (soft tissue orbitale) was 0.599 (p < 0.05). Change in maxillary plane angle and vertical change of the maxilla were not correlated with the change in Or’ (p < 0.05). The ratio of soft tissue change in Or’ to maxillary advancement was 43.57 %, and 81.54 % in Sn. Regression equations between maxillary movement and Or’ were devised. The value was 0.476.
Conclusions: The majority of measurements in the upper midface in skeletal Class III maloccusions when compared to the norm, showed significant differences. In Class III malocclusion with midfacial depression, maxillary advancement produces soft tissue change in the upper midface.
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KEYWORD
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Skeletal class III malocclusion, midface, soft tissue change, orthognathic surgery
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