This document outlines the principles and process of orthognathic management for dentofacial deformities. It involves an initial joint orthodontic-orthognathic assessment including patient history, clinical examination, documentation, dental casts, and radiographs to evaluate the skeletal and dental deformities. A treatment plan is developed which may involve presurgical orthodontics, surgical correction using procedures like LeFort osteotomies or bisagital split osteotomies, and postsurgical orthodontics and care. The goal is to carefully plan and coordinate orthodontic and surgical treatment to correct dentofacial deformities.
3. a. Patient’s Perception of the problems
b. Goals of seeking any possible treatment.
c. Patients current medical status
d. Psychosocial status
e. Patients surgical, orthodontic ,periodontic, endodontic,Complex restorative, and prosthetic
considerations
Joint Orthodontic-Orthognathic Initial Assessment
6. Intraoral Examination
a. Dental arch form
b. Symmetry
c. Tooth alignment
d. Occlusal abnormalities in the transverse, anteroposterior, and vertical dimensions.
19. Final Surgical Planning
a. Re-evaluate the initial assessment
b. Re-examine patient’s facial structure and the malocclusion
c. Presurgical digital photographs
d. Conventional radiographs or
e. CT scans
22. Surgical treatment phase
a. Mandibular Excess
b. Mandibular Deficiency
c. Maxillary Excess
d. Maxillary Deficiency
e. Combination Deformities and Asymmetries
d. * The patients purpose of seeking treatment is’‘external motivation’, ie motives based on the perception of others through social or professional interactions on their image and identity, This group of patients will require more psychological support and exploration of their concerns prior to starting any intervention
In contrast, patients that have internal motivations, ie those not influenced by their peers, are more suitable for intervention.
* evaluate affordibilty of ptnt
a. Form
Transverse dimensions(rule of
fifths)
Symmetry ,
Vertical relationships ,Upper third
Middle third
Lower third
Lips
b,
Soft tissue profile angle
2. Naso labial angle
3. Maxillary sulcus contour
4. Mandibular sulcus
contour
5. Orbital rim
6. Cheekbone contour
7. Nasal base-lip contour
8. Nasal projection
9. Throat length and
contour
10. Subnasale-pogonion
line ( sn-pg‘)
Any inflamatory sign ,hypertrophy
Pain ,tenderness , anyclicking sound,range of motion in variaous axis
Photographic documen
tation
of the pretreatment condition of the patient should be a
standard part of the evaluation.
Video and digital computerized
images have been introduced over the past decade as an additional
aid in evaluating facial morphology
Sqash bite To record preurgical occlusion
Duplicate the cast so one is kept for presurgical occlusion record and other is used for model surgery
Lateral Cephalometric film and Panoramic radiograph are routinely used in the patient evaluation and are an important part of the initial
assessment
a.Other radiographic images may be helpful in evaluating patients for
surgical correction. These may include : pa ,tmj,ct,cbct
e.. In difficult, complex cases,
it may be helpful to obtain a stereolithic three-dimensional model
constructed from CT data
After careful clinical assessment and evaluation of the diagnostic records, a problem list and treatment
plan is developed, combining the opinions of all practitioners
participating in the patient’s care, including the orthodontist,
oral-maxillofacial surgeon, periodontist, and restorative dentist
Adress the correction of problem list
a,scalling ,root planning oral hygien measures
b. carious teeth treatment,endo treatment.non restorable teeth shouldd be extracted
c
a. Relief of crowding and alignment done through arch expansion, interproximal
enamel reduction, or dental extractions
b. (Reverse Orthodontic or worsening of malocclusion
Objective of presurggical orthodontic is to Increase the severity of vertical and/or horizontal and sagittal aspects of malocclusion by unmasking the nature’s camouflage for skeletal discrepancy.
After the completion of the presurgical periodontics, restorative dentistry,
and presurgical orthodontics Final Surgical Planning is done
The change in facial appearance can be demonstrated with the use
of computer technology by superimposing digital images of the
patient’s profile over bone landmarks obtained from the cephalomet
ricradiograph. The bone structures are then manipulated to duplicate
the bone movements desired at the time of surgery.
Before explaining surgical treatment phase let me calssify the dentofacial deformities
In Anterioposterior ,vertical and transverse dimensions
In all three dimensions
In all dimensions
verical ramus osteotomy(extraoral and intra oral approach)
(specialy when asymetrical setback is required)
dis: difficulty in handling the proximal segment
adverse post surgical oclusal changes
subapical osteotomy : when prognathism is limited to anterior dento alveolar area but chin position is normal ,then subapical osteotomy is done
when discrepancy chin position but oclusion is normal
*done in AP discrepency as well as vertcal discrepancy
Inverted L Osteotomy
with bone grafting(onlyin mand deficiency not in prognethism)
f
Distraction osteogenesis : for mand deficency
a. In severe midface deformities with infraorbital rim and malar
eminence deficiency, a Le Fort III or modified Le Fort III type of
osteotomy is necessary
C . Used fpr maxillary augmentation in all three planes.
for transverse deficiency of maxilla lefort 1 osteotomy done , midplatal split done and distraction is placed
This procedure is called SARPE
a.*medical history
*complete physical examination
*preoperatve laboratory test
*radiological examination(chest x ray ) if necessary
*anesthesia review
Make ptnt NPO usually 6 hour before surgery
b
*recovery room (until ptn is vitally stable,alert.comfortable and fully oriented)
*postsurgical hospital stay 1 4 days
*discharge ptnt when
i.ptnt vitally stable and feelingcomfortable
ii.urinating well without assisting
iii.taking food and fluid orally
iv.ambulating well
*postoperative radiographs
*
At the time of surgery, a small acrylic occlusal wafer is usually used
to help position and stabilize the occlusion and imf is done. IMF is released
(usually in the operating room) in order to prevent risk of aspiration in case ptnt has vomiting after break of NPO .
Light elastics used to guide
the jaw into the new postsurgical occlusion
a. Final alignment and positioning of teeth is accom
plished,as is closure of any residual extraction space is done .
c. initially 7 days after treatment and after when required