title: Orthognathic surgery: patients' subjective findings with focus on the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: Two hundred and ninety-six patients who underwent various orthognathic surgery procedures were questioned, a minimum of 1 year postoperatively, on their overall subjective findings. Patient satisfaction, willingness to resubmit to surgery, self-confidence and subjective changes in their temporomandibular joints (TMJ) function and masticatory efficiency were evaluated. 87% would undergo the combined surgical-orthodontic treatment again. Self-confidence improved in 77% of the patients. There was a subjective improvement in TMJ function in 40% of the patients and a worsening in 11%; masticatory function was improved in 41% and worsened in 7% of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital St-John, Bruges, Belgium.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: De Clercq
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Neyt
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Mommaerts
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Abeloos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002012:Bruxism / Q000209:etiology; D004032:Diet; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology