Comparative study of postoperative stability between conventional orthognathic surgery and a surgery-first orthognathic approach after bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy for skeletal class III correction.
Deuk-Hyun MahSu-Gwan KimJi-Su OhJae-Seek YouSeo-Yun JungWon-Gi KimKyung-Hwan YuPublished in: Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (2017)
The greater horizontal and vertical relapse may appear because of counter-clockwise rotation of the mandible in surgery-first orthognathic approach. Therefore, careful planning and skeletal stability should be considered in orthognathic surgery.