Changes in mandibular mobility after different procedures of orthognathic surgery

Abstract
A prospective study including 63 adult Class II and Class III patients was carried out in order to examine short- and long-term effects of four different treatment methods on mandibular mobility. The patients were treated either (Group A, control-group) orthodontically alone or (Group B) by a LeFort l-osteotomy, a (Group C) mandibular advancement or (Group D) a two-jaw surgery/mandibular set-back. In the surgery-groups (B, C, and D) maximum opening, protrusion and lateral excursions were measured 2 days pre-operatively (TO), and 3, 8, 14.5, and 25.5 months post-operatively (T1-T4). In the control-group (A) at TO and T4 was measured, only.

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