Orthognathic surgery-first approach with lingual appliances: a case report

Pamukçu Hande; Özsoy Serhat; Tüz Hakan H.; Polat-Özsoy Ömur

doi:10.21307/aoj-2022.001

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2022)

Orthognathic surgery-first approach with lingual appliances: a case report

Pamukçu Hande,
Özsoy Serhat,
Tüz Hakan H.,
Polat-Özsoy Ömur

Affiliations

Pamukçu Hande: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Özsoy Serhat: Private practice, Ankara, Turkey
Tüz Hakan H.: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Polat-Özsoy Ömur: Private practice, Ankara, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2022.001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 38, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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A surgery-first approach has many advantages related to a shortened treatment time and an immediate facial aesthetic improvement compared to a three-stage conventional orthognathic surgery protocol.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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