Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Volume 23 Issue 1
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- Pages.59-69
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- 2001
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- 2288-8101(pISSN)
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- 2288-8586(eISSN)
AN EVALUATION OF POSTOPERATIVE STABILITY AND SOFT-TISSUE CHANGES OF THE LONG FACE SYNDROME PATIENTS
장안모증환자의 술후 안정성 및 연조직변화에 대한 연구
- Kim, Shin-Won (Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University) ;
- Kim, Jong-Ryoul (Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University)
- Published : 2001.02.28
Abstract
Purpose : The purpose of the present study was to evaluate postoperative stability and soft-tissue osseous relations of the long face syndrome patients. Methods : Twenty-five patients who had undergone bimaxillary surgery to correct long face syndrome at the Pusan National University Hospital were evaluated. The lateral cephalograms of preoperative, 1 week postoperative and at least 1 year postoperative were examined. Results : 1. The facial height of the long face syndrome patients were longer than normal Korean adults. 2. The most common malocclusion type of the long face syndrome patients in Korea was class III. 3. Horizontal postoperative skeletal relapses were
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