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Case Reports
. 2017 Feb 14;9(Suppl 1/2016 to N 4/2016):98-102.
doi: 10.11138/orl/2016.9.1S.098. eCollection 2016 Jan-Mar.

Surgery-first: a new approach to orthognathic surgery

F DE Nuccio  1 , F DE Nuccio  2 , M M D'Emidio  3 , S Pelo  4
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Surgery-first: a new approach to orthognathic surgery

F DE Nuccio et al. Oral Implantol (Rome). .

Abstract

This case study describes the treatment of a 20-year-old white woman with a skeletal Class III and dental Class III malocclusion followed by a retrognathic and contracted maxilla, light mandibular crowding and a median line deviation of 5 mm. The treatment was based on the Surgery-First approach, involving LeFort I maxillary advancement surgery, and it was followed by orthodontic treatment. During the 6-month treatment period, excellent aesthetic results and good functional occlusion were achieved.

Keywords: Surgery First Approach; orthognatic surgery.

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