Influence of bone-cut position in intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy on skeletal stability after mandibular setback

Background/purpose: Postoperative skeletal stability is associated with osteotomy design of orthognathic surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate osteotomy site-related factors of intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO) related to skeletal relapse in a 2-year postoperative follow-up....

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Main Authors: Chun-Ming Chen, Steven Lai, Kun-Rong Hsu, Shiu-Shiung Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790213001293