Quantitative evaluation of the soft tissue profile in the planning of orthognathic surgery.
The clinical application of a proportional soft tissue profile analysis based on natural head position is presented. The analysis provides data concerning the morphological basis of facial disharmony in individual cases. The use of this information during treatment planning and evaluation of treatment results after orthognathic surgery is demonstrated in four patients with severe deviation from midnormal profiles.
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Department of Orthodontics, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery*; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012016:Reference Values; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000601:surgery