title: Surgical cephalometric prediction tracing for the alteration of the occlusal plane by means of rotation of the maxillomandibular complex.
abstract: The surgical cephalometric prediction tracing involving the alteration of the occlusal plane differs from the conventional surgical prediction tracing. When conventional surgical prediction is developed, the final occlusal plane is dictated by the occlusal plane of the mandible, with or without autorotation. The mandible (and therefore the mandibular occlusal plane) will rotate around a point at or just posterior to the condyle. This principle is not adhered to in treatment planning requiring rotation of the maxillomandibular complex and consequent alteration of the occlusal plane. The aim of this paper is to present a method for developing a surgical cephalometric prediction tracing involving rotation of the maxillomandibular complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Midrand, South Africa.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Reyneke
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D002680:Chin / Q000601:surgery; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000503:physiopathology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery*; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000601:surgery; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012399:Rotation; D016896:Treatment Outcome