Postsurgical Orthodontic Treatment Planning: a Case Report with 20 Years Follow-up

Background: Traditionally, maxillofacial deformities are corrected surgically after an initial orthodontic treatment phase. However in, this article, the authors emphasize the postsurgical therapeutic protocol which is extremely important for determining the final and permanent retention of the corr...

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Main Authors: Giampietro Farronato, Umberto Garagiola, Vera Carletti, Paolo Cressoni, Carmen Mortellaro
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Language:English
Published: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Odontology 2011-04-01
Series:eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research
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Online Access:http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2011/2/e4/v2n2e4ht.htm
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author Giampietro Farronato
Umberto Garagiola
Vera Carletti
Paolo Cressoni
Carmen Mortellaro
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Vera Carletti
Paolo Cressoni
Carmen Mortellaro
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description Background: Traditionally, maxillofacial deformities are corrected surgically after an initial orthodontic treatment phase. However in, this article, the authors emphasize the postsurgical therapeutic protocol which is extremely important for determining the final and permanent retention of the corrected occlusion.Methods: A 55 year old female with severe skeletal Class II malocclusion is presented. Combined surgical and orthodontic correction of the malocclusion was used.Results: The step-by-step procedure the authors followed for the postsurgical therapy is described. The goals of the postoperative therapy were to restore and rehabilitate neuromuscular function, obtain occlusal stabilization, grind teeth selectively, and final occlusion retention. The importance of a surgical occlusal splint for rehabilitating stomatognathic neuromuscular function postoperatively was demonstrated. Furthermore, the orthodontic-prosthodontic treatment ensured occlusion stability after the surgical correction. The long-term results confirmed the efficacy of the treatment protocol presented here from both functional and aesthetical perspectives.Conclusions: Postsurgical orthodontic treatment is an important step in the surgical and orthodontic therapy of maxillofacial deformities.
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spelling doaj-art-2fa48e4e97074c5292944ce0ceca2c5a2025-08-20T02:53:07ZengLithuanian University of Health Sciences, Faculty of OdontologyeJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research2029-283X2011-04-0122e4Postsurgical Orthodontic Treatment Planning: a Case Report with 20 Years Follow-upGiampietro FarronatoUmberto GaragiolaVera CarlettiPaolo CressoniCarmen MortellaroBackground: Traditionally, maxillofacial deformities are corrected surgically after an initial orthodontic treatment phase. However in, this article, the authors emphasize the postsurgical therapeutic protocol which is extremely important for determining the final and permanent retention of the corrected occlusion.Methods: A 55 year old female with severe skeletal Class II malocclusion is presented. Combined surgical and orthodontic correction of the malocclusion was used.Results: The step-by-step procedure the authors followed for the postsurgical therapy is described. The goals of the postoperative therapy were to restore and rehabilitate neuromuscular function, obtain occlusal stabilization, grind teeth selectively, and final occlusion retention. The importance of a surgical occlusal splint for rehabilitating stomatognathic neuromuscular function postoperatively was demonstrated. Furthermore, the orthodontic-prosthodontic treatment ensured occlusion stability after the surgical correction. The long-term results confirmed the efficacy of the treatment protocol presented here from both functional and aesthetical perspectives.Conclusions: Postsurgical orthodontic treatment is an important step in the surgical and orthodontic therapy of maxillofacial deformities.http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2011/2/e4/v2n2e4ht.htmdental occlusionmalocclusionorthodonticscorrectiveocclusal splintsmaxillofacial orthognathic surgeryorthognathic surgical procedures
spellingShingle Giampietro Farronato
Umberto Garagiola
Vera Carletti
Paolo Cressoni
Carmen Mortellaro
Postsurgical Orthodontic Treatment Planning: a Case Report with 20 Years Follow-up
eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research
dental occlusion
malocclusion
orthodontics
corrective
occlusal splints
maxillofacial orthognathic surgery
orthognathic surgical procedures
title Postsurgical Orthodontic Treatment Planning: a Case Report with 20 Years Follow-up
title_full Postsurgical Orthodontic Treatment Planning: a Case Report with 20 Years Follow-up
title_fullStr Postsurgical Orthodontic Treatment Planning: a Case Report with 20 Years Follow-up
title_full_unstemmed Postsurgical Orthodontic Treatment Planning: a Case Report with 20 Years Follow-up
title_short Postsurgical Orthodontic Treatment Planning: a Case Report with 20 Years Follow-up
title_sort postsurgical orthodontic treatment planning a case report with 20 years follow up
topic dental occlusion
malocclusion
orthodontics
corrective
occlusal splints
maxillofacial orthognathic surgery
orthognathic surgical procedures
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