Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한악안면성형재건외과학회)
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SOFT TISSUE CHANGES FOLLOWING BIMAXILLARY SURGERY IN SKELETAL CLASS III MALOCCLUSION PATIENTS

골격성 III급 부정교합 환자에서 양악 수술후 연조직 변화에 대한 연구

  • Park, Hong-Ju (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Choi, Hong-Ran (Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Ryu, Sun-Youl (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University)
  • 박홍주 (전남대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 최홍란 (전남대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실) ;
  • 유선열 (전남대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실)
  • Received : 1998.08.17
  • Accepted : 1998.10.23
  • Published : 1998.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the soft tissue changes using twenty skeletal class III malocclusion patients who treated with bimaxillary surgery for the correction of dentofacial deformities. Patients were divided into two groups. One was impaction and advancement of maxilla with mandibular set-back (Group 1), the other was downward and advancement of maxilla with mandibular set-back (Group 2). Preoperative and postoperative one year cephalometric data were analyzed and compared. Results obtained were as follows: 1. The ratio of horizontal changes of soft tissue to hard tissue at Nt to ANS, Ls to UI, Li to LI, sPog to Pog were 1:0.60, 1:0.79, 1:0.47, 1:0.63 in group 1 respectively, and 1:0.59, 1:0.48, 1:0.83, 1:1.09 in group 2 respectively. Soft tissue changes were highly predictable at the upper lip, lower lip, and chin area. 2. The ratio of vertical changes of soft tissue to hard tissue at Nt to ANS, Li to LI were 1:0.72, 1:0.06 in group 1, and others showed no statistically significant difference. 3. The ratio of horizontal changes of Ls to hard tissue movements at LI(h) was 1:-0.82 in group 1 and at UI(h), LI(h) were 1:0.48, 1:0.01 in group 2. These ratios of group 1 were greater than those of group 2. 4. The direction of horizontal change of Li was the same as that of hard tissue change. The ratio of horizontal changes of Li to LI was 1:0.47 in group 1 and others showed no statistically significant difference. 5. The changes of upper lip thickness and length were -1.6mm, -1.4mm in group 1, and -1mm, -2.7mm in group 2. 6. The ratios of thickness of upper lip to ANS, UI, LI were 1:-0.83, 1:-0.37, 1:0.11 in group 1. There was similar trend in group 2, and there were no statistically significant difference. These results suggest that prediction of changes in soft tissue of upper lip, lower lip, and chin were 79%, 47%, and 63% in group 1, and 48%, 83%, and 109% in group 2. There was a tendency to decrease in thickness and increase in length of the upper lip.

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