Orthognathic surgery for occlusal reconstruction of old malunited jaw fracture

Satoshi Yokoo, Takahide Komori, Shungo Furudoi, Yasuyuki Shibuya, Chizu Tateishi, Kazunobu Hashikawa, Shinya Tahara, Hirofumi Hanagaki
2006 The Kobe journal of medical sciences  
Old malunited jaw fractures of nine patients who underwent orthognathic surgery for occlusal reconstruction were clinically evaluated. Early surgery on fractures of the jaw is the optimal treatment when due attention must be paid to occlusion. Since occlusal revision surgery subsequent to inaccurate diagnosis and inappropriate surgery is certainly very difficult and often unsuccessful, surgeons need to pay special attention to this situation.
pmid:16849871 fatcat:wlqeyunmrzaqrplv2vr43ijlpm